Easter is reflecting upon suffering for one thing, but it also reflects upon Jesus and his non compliance in the face of great authority where he holds to his truth - so there’s two stories there.

Leunig frames Easter as holding two intertwined narratives: the contemplation of suffering (the Passion) and the moral drama of principled resistance. By emphasizing Jesus’ “non compliance” before “great authority,” he shifts attention from Easter as only a story of pain and sacrifice to a story about conscience—an individual refusing to abandon an inner truth even under coercion. The remark suggests Easter’s relevance is ethical as well as devotional: it invites reflection on how power operates, how integrity is tested, and how spiritual conviction can manifest as civil disobedience. In Leunig’s characteristically humane, contemporary idiom, the ancient story becomes a lens for modern questions about authority, courage, and fidelity to one’s deepest values.