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.”

It is only within a church as complex and wide-ranging as humanity itself that Christ, still with us, can reveal his face.

God-with-us draws us forth to seek out God’s presence over the unknown horizon, to offer Christ’s message to every land, people and nation.

If we model our life on Christ, not only will we be fulfilling God’s will, we will become the kind of humans God has always dreamt of.

When Jesus promises to be the gate, he promises his followers that he will protect them and provide for them always.

Anyone who has undertaken a new way of life knows how challenging it is to leave behind old ways of thinking. Living out the resurrection requires such a transformation.

Christ’s resurrection shows us that we no longer have to live under the dominion of fear.

When he looked out over the crowds that day in Jerusalem, Jesus saw a humanity worth dying for.