A prayer wheel, created by potter Chris Moench of Billingham, Wash., who takes the concept from Tibetan Buddhist tradition, is now part of University Hospital's Chapel. The wheel is decorated with items from nature, such as leaves and sits on a small turntable. People place written prayers into the prayer wheel and then it is gently spun. Each revolution is counted as an uttered prayer.
In addition to spinning the wheel, the university's Intensive Prayer Circle reads them aloud during weekly prayer services and then distributes them to various congregations in the community.