Although this book treats nine virtues, Christian dying is not simply for those who in spiritual things have already “become rich” or who are already “strong” (1 Cor. 4:8, 10). These virtues are God’s gracious gifts, for which, against all Pelagianism or presumption, we must continuously ask. In light of his own experience of cancer, Todd Billings asks God: “Will you fulfill your purpose in me when I feel too listless to hope in your coming kingdom?”10 His point is that our hope can only be in God