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2018 Day 30

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Day 30 - The power of symbols

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The power of symbols

June 12, 2018

As mentioned at the beginning of this guide, meanings and values are deeper than symbols and form a foundation of shared longings. These longings are evident in every human being, as all of us are made in God’s image, however marred that might be with sin. Christians and Muslims share with people of faith (or no faith) reflections of these longings, however faint.

At a surface level of culture or religion, symbols are like doors to deeper levels of meaning and values. Understanding the power of symbols is like finding the right key to a locked door. Once doors are open, old symbols can be used to express new truths, or new symbols created to express deeper meaning and values.

When we recognize our shared longings, we are more willing to engage sensitively with someone from another faith. What are some of these shared longings?

1. Peace and security. Is there any Christian or Muslim, or human being generally, who doesn’t long for peace and security for themselves and those they love? It is foundational to being human, but ironically can result in waging war to find peace.

2. Hope in the future. Every culture/faith has symbols of hope, whether monuments or skyscrapers, mosques or churches. When a culture/ faith destroys symbols of hope, deeper meanings and values can also die. A hopeless future requires reaffirming or creating new symbols of hope.

3. Right relationship with God. The commitment to pray is a strong value in both faiths. It is expressed in a variety of symbols. At this symbolic level, how do Christians communicate respect for the longings Muslims have for Allah? What symbols build bridges in prayer rather than alienate?

Pray for them

  • For the longings Christians and Muslims share to be doorways for the gospel.
  • For creative revelation of how symbols can be door openers for the love of Jesus.
  • For the love of Christ to be the deeper meaning and value that we reflect in our relationships with Muslims.

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