It is possible to be in tribulations yet be at great peace in those tribulations. It is possible to be dry in the midst of an ocean, depending on where one is. One man in the waters of the ocean would be wet, another in his cabin in an ocean liner or in an unsinkable raft will be dry. The location of both men is the same ocean, but who is dry or wet, who is dead or safe, will depend on what each one is 'in.' Jesus says,