What do these stones mean to you?

Joshua 4:5-7 (NKJV)
5 and Joshua said to them: "Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and each one of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel,
6 that this may be a sign among you when your children ask in time to come, saying, "What do these stones mean to you?'
7 Then you shall answer them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. And these stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever."

People in the Old Testament (quite often at God's command) built or erected something as a remembrance of God's deeds and to prompt the questions of others (particularly children). This is often seen in the Passover observance, too.

This particular passage struck me though, as the intended question is "What do these stones mean to you?" Yes, there is (and always will be) absolute truth -- here, it is cited in verse 7. But our faith is also personal.

I know that's very obvious and something we've heard often, but this passage shed some new light on that truth for me, and I wanted to share it with others.

So, what does this post mean to you? ;-)