As Anglicans, we are called to model this balance in every aspect of our life where no one aspect overpowers the other. Exactly what health and wholeness looks like will be different for every individual and must be determined by them. The challenge in today's working environment is to allow these differences to blossom in an open and healthy way but also encourage people to risk change when an alternate working style is called for. This means that time spent recharging while playing with our partners or children or practicing a favorite hobby or sport can be as important as parish work itself. In this pattern of work and leisure, clergy have managed to turn the clock back to the early 1900s when the 60 hour work week was the norm for working people.
Intimacy demands time and energy.
You can't create it on the fly. When Bishop Swing met with the Clergy Wellness Commission in 1994, he stated that every six weeks he took a Sunday off and recommended the same for parish clergy. The Clergy Wellness Commission recommends that all clergy have written into their wellness agreements Quality Time Sundays Off in addition to their regular vacation days. The specifics would vary from person to person. The purpose is not to pile up vacation time.