Yes, we all need to remember the importance of wearing seatbelts, but what do we have to learn about the cross of Christ in our lives? What does the cross of Christ say to us? The cross of Christ does not take away suffering. We call him John of the Cross because of his sublime teaching about the role that suffering can play in our lives if we choose to embrace the cross of Christ. Physical suffering does not change for those who have been baptized into the blood of Christ, but its meaning does.