" But the sacraments are the very opposite of this. They are the celebration that Jesus has paid the price and that he has all power on earth and in heaven. They are the powerful announcement of his victory. They can and should be used, as part of a wise Christian spirituality, to announce to the threatening powers that on the cross Jesus has already won the victory. "

― N.T. Wright , The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus's Crucifixion