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Be Not Afraid ForewordI am also grateful that Be Not Afraid addresses theparadox of our abuse of the great gift of free will, andGod’s working out of Love’s plan for the universe. No,God does not cause or will the death of a child, but Godcan come into all things, no matter how terrible. Godcan help us to bear them, and even be part of them.In a society that is afraid of death – not the normalfear Bob expressed, but the terrible fear that surroundsus when we are not centered on God – we tend to isolatethe dying, implying that death is contagious. Yes, we alldie; there are no exceptions; but we are not meant todie alone. I was taken through a beautiful new cancerhospital where in each room there was what looked likea small mahogany table. In a moment it could be pulledout and turned into a bed, where a family member orfriend could be with the person who was ill.I was privileged to be with my husband, holdinghim, at the time of his death. The grace to be withother people as they have made the great transitionhas been given me. Perhaps when I answered Bob’squestion with, “Yes, of course,” I was referring to awe,rather than fear or panic, an awe some of us are afraidto face.I wish a friend had put this beautiful book in myhands when my husband died. It honors life, and inhonoring life it honors death. It also honors the Onewho made us all with such love. God came to live withviii