Someone asked what I was going to do with the sabbatical and I began by saying that there was small stuff to be done - like washing my cassock albs, (done today) buying shoes, (hopefully to be done tomorrow.)
They looked shocked and said surely there would be more to it than that.
And there is - I hope to have time to pray, read and look longer at the question of where I am in life's journey (and in ministry).
But the small stuff matters too - I put it on hold so much of the time because people, prayer and preaching (that's 3 words beginning with 'P' - it's so hard not to write and think like a preacher) come first - which is fair enough. But there comes a time when the small stuff needs attention too.
An ancient prayer from the Eastern Church begins, 'Lord, make us truly alive...'
So, on day two, I have started working on some small stuff - for life is truly made up of such details.