True community isn’t just celebrating together—it’s committing to walk through suffering side by side. It means showing up with honesty, resisting shallow positivity, and creating confessional spaces where we can admit our struggles, share our sins, and grow together. Paul’s call to “rejoice always,” written from prison, reminds us that joy isn’t rooted in circumstances but in a transformed perspective. As we endure faithfully—and vulnerably—our lives become a testimony others can see. When we stop asking, “Why is this happening to me?” and start asking, “How might God work through this—and who can walk with me in it?” everything changes.