Suffering is not blessed because it is suffering but because it is [Christ's]. Suffering is not the context that explains the cross; the cross is the context that explains suffering.
![Suffering is not blessed because it is suffering but because it is [Christ's]. Suffering is not the context that explains the cross; the cross is the context that explains suffering.](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/peter-kreeft/suffering-is-not-blessed-because-it-is-suffering-but-because-it-is-christs-suffering-is-not-the-context-that-explains.jpg)
Suffering is not blessed because it is suffering but because it is [Christ's]. Suffering is not the context that explains the cross; the cross is the context that explains suffering.