As militant Islam does its level best to discredit the religion, it's important to remember that there are other voices within the faith. One such is the Sufis, the Islamic mystics who live islam (submission), iman (faith) and ishan (awareness of G-d, "to act beautifully").
The Wahhabi hate them, of course, which constitutes an endorsement in my books. The great poet Rumi was a Sufi, and once again we turn to him for this week's meditation on love as the Sufis see it. I can understand this mindset intellectually as the fulfilment of their path, but viscerally - no I'm not in this category or even close to it.
"Those who don't feel this LoveAnd their object of Love is...? You tell me.
pulling them like a river,
those who don't drink dawn
like a cup of spring water
or take in sunset like supper,
those who don't want to change,let them sleep.
This Love is beyond the study of theology,
that old trickery and hypocrisy.
If you want to improve your mind that way,sleep on.
I've given up on my brain,
I've torn the cloth to shreds
and thrown it away.If you're not completely naked,
wrap your beautiful words
around you,and sleep."
It's sad commentary on the state of the world that the Sufis must inhabit the shadows while the Wahabists stalk out in the light of day. It's also a warning that our own innocence will not save us on this, our bloodstained planet.
a biased answer-
Hebrews 11
1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
2 For by it the men of old received divine approval.
3 By faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made out of things which do not appear.
Those things "seen" are what we perceive in our waking hours. What is "not seen" is the subject of extra rational, "sleeping", perceptions. Your "Love" is the source of "things hoped for".
Paul didn't address such complex thoughts to the Hebrews as he would to a random audience.