We need to speak Christ’s words in our own voice.

The fearless, risky speech of Jeremiah and Jesus is both an example and a command to the church throughout time.

Jesus’ body was a place of action. In his body, Jesus healed, fed, forgave, called and taught.

As Jesus received direction and strength from his Father, so the disciples receive direction and strength from the risen Christ.

What might get lost in this elegant theology is that the Trinity does not act merely for God’s own glory, but to form a people.

Our most important task is to reveal God at work. Such efforts continue the original work of the apostles, who spoke “in their own tongues of the mighty acts of God.”