Celebrating Easter: When sorrow turns to joy

This year Christians across Australia are back in churches to worship together at Easter. For them Easter is a time to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. In such a technologically sophisticated age why does Easter remain important to Christians?

Christ is Risen. Christians in Australia are free to celebrate Easter once more as congregations. Source: RobW/Creative Commons

Rev Christian Tirtha is the minister from the Indonesian Christian Church in Melbourne.   He tells Sri Dean why Easter is the foundational event in the Christian faith.

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The first service at the Scots’ Church was held for Indonesian Christian Church in Melbourne on 03 April 2005. Source: Image by diliff/Creative Commons