1Co 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. The hope that Jesus Raised from the dead, is the Hope that dwells within us all, who believe.
What does 1st.Co 15:42-54 really mean?
We have went from the Cross to the Grave, but the grave is not the end of all things but just the beginning. I attended many a funeral this year, all family members that went to be with the Lord, all having the hope of the resurrection within themselves.
The Cross for Jesus was two different things, 1. Giving His Life so that we might live.
2. Showing the Power of God, laying the sins of the entire world on to the shoulders of His Son.
The Cross is our symbol, not of Death, but of Life, thru the one who hung between Heaven and Hell, between Heaven and Earth, between Us and God. Jesus was, and still is, our connection with God that before was impossible.

A link of flesh and blood shed and a link of Spirits.
The Resurrection of the Dead.
1Co 15:42-54. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

Sown in;
1.Corruption; Depravity; wickedness; perversion or deterioration of moral principles; loss of purity or integrity.
2. Dishonour; 1Co 15:43 - in dishonour