Resurrection is the Manifestation of a Civilization of Love

Kompas/Angger Putranto

Catholics attendan Easter vigil at the Maria Ratu Damai Church in Banyuwangi, East Java, Saturday (15/4). Easter is celebrated to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus.

My heart has grown capable of taking on all forms. It is a pasture for gazelles, an abbey for monks, the Kaaba for pilgrims. My religion is love. Wherever the caravan of love takes me, that shall be the path of my faith. (Ibnu Arabi, 1165-1240 AD)

Ibnu Arabi once said that whatever a person’s religion, it is one that promotes love. Whoever the adherent may be, they are struggling to uphold the meaning of love, even if through tears. Love is a spirit and a longing for the love of The Creator.