a quote from the group today:

if we refuse to take the risk of loving as Christ loves, we will still eventually end up with what we resisted -- suffering. But the suffering that comes from resisting the cross is fruitless, empty, and despairing, while the suffering that comes from embracing the cross leads to the joy of the resurrection, the joy of love and new life."

It isnt that the 'suffering' he speaks of is necessarily permanent or even extended: it is simply a question of needing to face truth which may or may not involve suffering - we just cannot be sure either way.