Wish you a very happy and holy Easter! We Christians are called not to keep watch on Calvary forever, nor spend our life contemplating the empty tomb. Rather, we are called for a personal encounter with the Risen Lord and then to go and spread the Good News. Easter is about the climax of a love story. Love is the greatest reality. Love never dies. Love is a power that every human being has. It is the one thing that makes all of us equal before God and before each other. Therefore, Easter calls us to believe in the tremendous power of love.

We all experience all moments of dying in our lives. We get a foretaste of death when we live in bitterness, when loneliness enfolds us, when fears oppress us, when sadness overwhelms us, and when we give in to despair. In those moments the world is closing in on us, and we have one foot in the grave already. But we also experience moments of resurrection in our lives: when we know true love, when we are accepted, when we are forgiven, when we open our hearts to our neighbour, and when hope returns. In those moments our horizon is widening and we are emerging from the tomb.

The Resurrection of Jesus also reminds us of truth’s protest against power. Tagore’s greatest expressions in prose of truth’s protest against power: “Give me the faith of the life in death, of the victory in defeat, of the power hidden in the frailness of beauty, of the dignity of pain that accepts hurt but disdains to return it.” This could be said about the resurrection of Jesus and all those human rights and climate activists who continually stand up for truth against power.

As “Pilgrims of Hope,” we are called to embody and share hope, mirroring the journey of faith and the promise of a better future, particularly during the Jubilee Year 2025, a time for reflection, renewal, and a renewed commitment to justice and peace. It is a call to be present to others in their suffering, walking with them in love and solidarity. It is about recognizing that life itself is a pilgrimage, a journey toward the fulfilment of God’s Kingdom.