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Be Not Afraid Reverencegoing to die. I just know he’s not going to die.” Obviouslywe wanted to believe the same thing. But to hold out afalse hope to Matt when it was clear he was rapidly goingdownhill? That wouldn’t have been fair. A few days latera friend stopped by and told Matt he was “still prayingfor a miracle.” Matt replied, “Thanks, but I think it’s pastthat stage. The main thing now is that I find peace.”During Matt’s last weeks, Linda also found herselfstruggling with what she felt was a general lack ofrespect for the finality of death – and not only in herson’s friends, but even in him:Three days before he died, someone brought a handfulof rental movies for him to watch, and when I voicedmy worry that he might fritter away his last hours onearth entertaining himself, I found myself embroiled ina family fight.People had brought him videos throughout hisillness, and though I knew they meant well, I was alwaysa little uncomfortable with it. It wasn’t a question of themovies – though some of the stuff he watched wasn’t allthat great. I just felt he was using them too often, as aneasy out, a means of escape from reality. I didn’t think itwas healthy.4