To what lengths would you go in order to have some quiet time with God? Yesterday we visited a monastery and a convent in the Meteora area near Kalambaka. The area is mountainous, and full of rocky outposts like this, with monasteries perched on top. Some now have a road or at least a path leading to them, but originally monks and supplies were winched up or down in a basket or net.
The guide book explained the goal of such isolation: "The true aim of the Orthodox life is the acquisition of the Holy Spirit. The monk does nothing other than this. He lives in a constant effort to draw closer to God". While most of us aren't called to the monastic life, I suspect that a little more dedicated time with God every day would do us all good. The efforts we need to make to achieve this are, by comparison, not so great after all!
The guide book explained the goal of such isolation: "The true aim of the Orthodox life is the acquisition of the Holy Spirit. The monk does nothing other than this. He lives in a constant effort to draw closer to God". While most of us aren't called to the monastic life, I suspect that a little more dedicated time with God every day would do us all good. The efforts we need to make to achieve this are, by comparison, not so great after all!
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