Time gives people opportunity to figure out the mystery of religion allowing them to connect with god. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all have very different practices and traditions but at the end all these religions discuss the ways in which followers of these religions could uncover the mystery of the religion and find connection to God. Although the three religions have different rituals, they all set aside a time to devote their selves to God. In this paper I will argue that the Jewish Sabbath, Muslim Ramadan, and Christian performance of Eucharist are all setting a time where the followers of these religion could perform rituals to feel connected to God. Judaism takes forth the importance of time directly from the Book of Genesis.
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Laleh Bakhtiar insists that the fasting during this time allows people to test themselves and overcoming the struggle of hunger and thirst during this time proves loyalty to God. Writing in the essay Fasting to Control Passions, Laleh Bakhtiar explains that “The prescribed fast during the month of Ramadan further enhances the possibility of reason to win the struggle with the passions because of its duration. As the passions are weakened and the heart is attracted towards reason and the spiritual, the heart begins to see the mysteries of the universe….” In making this comment, Laleh Bakhtiar argues that the duration of the fasting really tests believes within a person since they are forbidden to perform any act for pleasure. He also discusses that when people start to lose their passion towards their faith in God and don’t take part on the month long fasting, that’s when they start to see the mysteries of the world. This sacred month is solely dependent in lunar calendar and cannot be substituted into taking it any other …show more content…
Pope John Paul II claims that Eucharist symbolizes Christ 's connection with people and allows people to witness Christ’s real presence in Church during Eucharist to bless his followers. According to Pope John Paul II, ““This truth does not simply express a daily experience of faith, but recapitulates the heart of the mystery of the Church.” The essence of Pope John Paul II’s argument is that one can only perform Eucharist in a church on a set day as Pope John Paul II points out that this is not a “daily experience” or a daily act of faith. This act is performed at a sacred place and a sacred time therefore, it cannot take place at someone’s house or anywhere else besides a Church and usually is held on a Sunday which signifies the holiness of this ritual. It is also a day set aside to feel the connection with God and remember the sacrifices that he had made for his
Laleh Bakhtiar insists that the fasting during this time allows people to test themselves and overcoming the struggle of hunger and thirst during this time proves loyalty to God. Writing in the essay Fasting to Control Passions, Laleh Bakhtiar explains that “The prescribed fast during the month of Ramadan further enhances the possibility of reason to win the struggle with the passions because of its duration. As the passions are weakened and the heart is attracted towards reason and the spiritual, the heart begins to see the mysteries of the universe….” In making this comment, Laleh Bakhtiar argues that the duration of the fasting really tests believes within a person since they are forbidden to perform any act for pleasure. He also discusses that when people start to lose their passion towards their faith in God and don’t take part on the month long fasting, that’s when they start to see the mysteries of the world. This sacred month is solely dependent in lunar calendar and cannot be substituted into taking it any other …show more content…
Pope John Paul II claims that Eucharist symbolizes Christ 's connection with people and allows people to witness Christ’s real presence in Church during Eucharist to bless his followers. According to Pope John Paul II, ““This truth does not simply express a daily experience of faith, but recapitulates the heart of the mystery of the Church.” The essence of Pope John Paul II’s argument is that one can only perform Eucharist in a church on a set day as Pope John Paul II points out that this is not a “daily experience” or a daily act of faith. This act is performed at a sacred place and a sacred time therefore, it cannot take place at someone’s house or anywhere else besides a Church and usually is held on a Sunday which signifies the holiness of this ritual. It is also a day set aside to feel the connection with God and remember the sacrifices that he had made for his