I have an uneasy relationship with death and suffering, with grief and lament. Perhaps it’s because, as I told you earlier, my faith tradition is more comfortable with the light of certainty than the darkness of mystery and questions. Our narratives celebrate the simple wins and victories, not the complex heartache. As a people, we prefer stories with a clear beginning, middle, and end. We like our testimonies to end on a high note: and they lived happily ever after.
