Thinking about Vision

Been thinking about Vision lately...just kind of random thoughts.

Vision.

Important...needed...necessary.

"Without vision, the people perish."

There is a small but subtle difference between vision and dreams. Isn't there? To me vision seems a little more "driven." A vision is something then that you have to/need to work towards. We have vision...we do "visioning"...we cast a vision...we discern a vision. Vision has become a verb more than a noun.

But dreams. What are our dreams? Even those who study dreams aren't exactly sure why and how we dream. Dreams express something, but we're not sure what. There are good dreams and bad dreams. Dreams of joy and dreams of terror.

Much has been put on the interpretation of dreams. People know and understand the significance of dreams and have sought out others who have the gift of intrepeting them. Daniel's ability to interpret dreams would have cost him his life albeit the intervention of God.

What are the dreams of God? Is part of our role to interpret the dreams of God? Is that what it is to bring the "Kingdom" (I usually don't use kingdom language, but in this case...) to earth?

If a theme for a journal was wrapped around the idea of vision, could we actually couch it in dreams?

What are our dreams for ministry?
What are our dreams for the Network?
What are God's dreams for us?

Could a theme for the Journal be "Dreams"

Random thoughts...