what God did in Jesus Christ was not an odd, isolated incident, a one-off invasion into the world. It was the climax of his long plan. Our faith, and our discipleship, do not rest upon an oddity, but upon the rock-solid plan of the Lord of history. When we grasp the cross, we are not clutching at a straw but standing on a rock. When we celebrate the Eucharist, we are taking our place within God’s history. A compelling portrait of Jesus; a new reading of the Old Testament. Thirdly and finally, Hebrews