The Easter story is still relevant today, Melbourne’s Anglican Archbishop Philip Freier says, and he is more than happy to use today’s new media to talk about it.
Dr Freier has used the popular video website YouTube to deliver this year’s traditional Easter Message from the Anglican Church in Melbourne.
Filmed against the backdrop of Federation Square, Dr Freier says, “I believe the message of Easter has a deep resonance for all of us - Jesus’ death on the cross symbolises all the pain and hurt in our world, whereas Easter Sunday celebrates the power of love and hope, so essential to the human condition.”
The video allows Dr Freier to share photographs from his recent sojourn to the Afar region of Ethiopia, where Australian woman Valerie Browning lives as one of the Afar people, helping to provide education and improved health care.
“Valerie is called ‘Maalika,’ which means, ‘angel sent by God,’” Dr Freier says, and while not everyone can adopt the life of a nomad in the third world, “We all have the power to make a difference, to be an angel in someone’s life.”
Dr Freier delivered his Christmas message on YouTube also, and he joins other church leaders such as the Archbishop of Canterbury in adopting this method of reaching people.
The video can be viewed at http://www.melbourne.anglican.com.au/media
Item from: The Anglican Church of Melbourne