are still echoes, they are now echoing something from beyond our own cultural moment. “I believe.” Who is the “I” that speaks when we make that confession? It is the body of Christ. It is a community stretched out across history, “terrible as an army with banners” (Song 6:10). The whole company of Christ’s followers goes down into the waters of baptism, crying out the threefold “I believe!” In baptism nobody is invited to come up with their own personal statement of belief. All are invited to be