suffering and loss, that is, in the face of things that we fear. Scripture does not sustain us through these things by telling us that our suffering is not real or that our fear is illegitimate. Indeed, it treats things such as illness and especially death as evils that are naturally fearful. As we anticipate momentous decisions about whether or how we treat an illness or about how we die, we must cultivate Christian courage so that these decisions are not driven by fear of evil but by a desire to