We wish you a safe and happy Easter and we repeat this excellent message from our friends at the Centre for Independent Studies
One of the themes of Easter — the Christian festival that falls this week, celebrating the resurrection of the crucified Jesus of Nazareth — is that hope breaks through the depths of even the bleakest despair.
CIS Culture, Prosperity & Civil Society program head Peter Kurti wrote the following in the Australian Financial Review:
“Life will defeat death; light will break through the darkness; justice will overcome suffering. This is the kernel of the Christian hope that even when the future seems to herald defeat, God will bring renewal to the world. The message of hope that Christianity and Judaism anchor in the eternal is timely as we see divisions that appear to be deepening in the world around us …
“Notwithstanding growing secularism in Australia, religious public holidays — such as Christmas and Easter, remain cherished in the national calendar.”
Thank you for reading.
Regards,
Ron Manners AO
