Think about it, foolishness and power, stumbling block and wisdom, weakness, fear, trembling and demonstration of the Spirit. The Cross and the Spirit. The cross speaks of sorrow, suffering, pain while the coming of the Spirit speaks of power, joy, hope and transformation. Jesus experienced both joy and sorrow. Humanity experiences both, the joy and the sorrow.
Christians experience both joy and sorrow.
We desperately need to recognise these two aspects of Christian life. In New Zealand today some sections of the Christian church emphasise the Spirit at the expense of the cross. Victory, excitement, prosperity, joy, peace are things they emphasise, without hearing much about the cross. While others emphasise the cross at the expense of the Spirit. Both views are unrealistic.