To become the witnesses of Jesus Christ in any age is to walk in the way of the cross, but it is also to walk in the way of resurrection life. It is both.
The Good News of Jesus Christ is that there is a Lord who elevates us all to his table: black, white, Jew, Native, immigrant. Jesus Christ is the Lord, the great equalizer who conquers death, that conquers hell and opens his love to all, regardless of class and color.