This is the title of Welch's next section which he begins with:
"Everything Scripture says about shame converges at Jesus. From His birth to His crucifixion, the shame of the world was distilled to its most concentrated form and washed over Him. He was despised, insulted, naked, a friend of sinners, and abandoned by those who knew Him best. The crucifixion was not the tragic end of an otherwise charmed life. It was the logical conclusion of the shame he voluntarily accumulated from the moment of His birth. The task in the first section was just to listen and give hope a fighting chance. Now the job is to work, and "this is the work of God, that you believe in Him in whom He has sent."" (John 6:29)
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