This peace and true spiritual joy more than balances out the pain and difficulty of openly associating ourselves with the crucified Christ: "For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ" (2 Cor. 1:5).
Hii amani na furaha kweli ni zaidi ya kusawazisha toka uchungu na shida zilizo wazi kwa kuungana wenyewe na Kristo msulubiwa: "Kwa kuwa kama vile mateso ya Kristo yanavyozidi kwetu vivyo hivyo faraja inazidi kwa njia ya Kristo" (2 Kor 1:5).