Jesus came, as a little one, who was probably called this very word, “Habibi” by his mother. He stripped himself of all the privilege and comforts of heaven to include us and to be known by us.  He thought of us as Habibi so that we could think of him as “friend.”  He laid down the culture of heaven to experience the culture of humanity and all of its pain so that we could become part of heaven. He told us to start bringing heaven here to earth. We don’t have to wait until we die to join him in spreading a heavenly culture on earth. We no longer have to be estranged from our Creator or each other.  We simply need to make room for him, and each other. Continue reading Create Space with “Habibi”