The only way it can be “well with your soul” in the midst of agonizing personal trauma is if you know and are assured that you are covered “in Christ.” This is why Spafford, as he processed his own grief, calls to mind the complete sufficiency of Christ’s cross to bear the penalty of all his sins. This is how he doesn’t succumb to the torment of thinking he is being punished or condemned for his own sins or that he has brought this suffering down on himself or on those he loves.
