This Journey Not Traveled Alone

My wife and I recently had dinner with a collection of people; most we knew, some more than others.

There were the conversations like old friends meeting again, and of newcomers gently entering the conversation..

One common thread went through the room: each person has had to confront loss through death. Death is an unfortunate fact of life. Biblically, biologically, and just the random roll of the dice living on this planet -- we all will face it at some point, on our own and when someone we’re close to passes on.

The question is what do we do with it? What do we do with the reality that we a...