It’s been one week since we launched our Vision for 2010. That is 7 days, 168 hours (I think), 10,080 minutes, 604,800 seconds. I used a calculator so I think I have those figures right, and if I haven’t you get the point!

Maybe you have forgotten about it, or haven’t given it anymore thought. Maybe you have done as much as check out the website, but no more. It’s possible that some of us have tried to forget about it, believing that the Vis10n is too big or too costly.

It has occurred to me several times in this last week, that while Vis10n is important, it is much more than a distant goal. It is about choosing to live it now in the small things we do, the words we speak, the attitudes we have, the decisions we make.

Over the next few weeks, I hope that you will continue to join us as we unpack further who we are as a Church. We will explore what it means to be Present to God. Present to people. More than that, what does it mean to be involved in Authentic Relationships, Courageous Lives, Generous Living and Transforming Community?

They are not just ideals for a distant time, they are Core Values that can influence and shape everything we are a part of; they can be lived in each moment. As people celebrate with the Haven Community their Centenary, and taking the time to remember Black Saturday; and as we spoke into the lives of people grieving the death of their son, brother, uncle and friend – these are opportunities to proclaim the gospel.

We might not all have the same opportunity, but we will have opportunity. It could be easy to do nothing with Vis10n, just to let it glide by without any thought or consideration, but then if we do that, we don’t really have any Vis10n, and without Vis10n, people perish.

May we be people who live Authentically, Courageously, Generously, so that God might Transform us and the people we share life with.