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Easter: Seeking hope, peace in ominous times
At the very least, Christians are challenged to think globally for the sake of caring for the Earth, the common home afflicted by this ecological crisis and to act locally according to their respective contexts.
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Easter mood: A student decorates an Easter egg at the Widya Tama school for children with special needs in Surabaya, East Java, on April 14, 2022. (Antara/Patrik Cahyo Lumintu)
Christians celebrate Easter in the midst of the complexity of the problems of human life and the ecological crisis that has befallen the Earth. It is no exaggeration to say that we are living in ominous times, both globally and locally.
Globally, three major problems still hinder our lives, namely the unrelenting environmental degradation, the crisis due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two of the three global problems are also relevant in the local context in Indonesia.
