It's not an easy trek but well, well worth the effort...
Located about 8 miles off the southwest coast of Ireland, Skellig Michael is the home of one of Europe's oldest and best known Christian monasteries.
Approximately 12 monks and an abbot lived here in the 7th Century in relative seclusion, living ascetic lives of prayer, scriptural study, and exhausting physical work in service and worship of Christ.
Pondering the lives that these dedicated men lived more than 1,400 years ago really makes me wonder how much, if at all, we humans have advanced since this time...
Take away our televisions and automobiles, planes and Blackberries, Botox and spray tans...
What are we left with?
I think everyone could and should spend more time reflecting on answering the timeless and essential question -- What is your purpose in life?
