possessions and share in sufferings. So somehow there is an indomitable joy, and this joy seems to be one of the keys to love and good works. Because We Know We Have a Better and Abiding Possession Then comes the all-important clause in verse 34 to explain the source of this indomitable, love-producing joy: “knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one.” The key to indomitable joy that produces love and good works that share the loss of property others have experienced