Duncan Frewin, Presiding Clerk of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia, has shared the following Easter message as part of the Easter 2026 Messages from Australia’s National Leaders of Christian Churches, coordinated by the National Council of Churches in Australia. We share his message here, along with a link to the full collection of messages from church leaders across Australia.
“The story of the Resurrection, whether we read it as literal or metaphorical, is the promise that we have the ability to reset our path and make our life anew. We are aware of our weakness, our inclination to follow our wrong instincts and to hurt each other in so many ways. It can seem just too hard, even hopeless, this struggle to be a better person. Nevertheless, the Resurrection says ‘You can leave all that behind, you can transcend your past failings. You can have a new beginning. You can be reborn into a new life.’ This is the promise that keeps me going.
Jesus also promised that we can have life, and have it abundantly. This is the vision we hold to – a life where suffering is part of our joy, where weakness is part of our strength, where every moment whether happy or not is full of Light.
Let us therefore trust these promises, and feel the courage to begin again and again, to live more fully, aiming always to live in that Light which Jesus has shown us.”