Sabbaticals are a courageous act of generosity on the part of the giver, in my case the Diocese of Birmingham, and my bishop.

Sabbaticals for the recipient are therefore gracious space to meet with God, others, and to be rediscover oneself.

I have discovered (rediscovered) that being listened to is sacred space. Listening makes the hearer and the person being listened to more fully embrace their humanity.

Perhaps that was why God became human (at least partially) to give us the keys of becoming human again.