The Importance of Sharing Your Convictions

...As I picked up the phone to tell Ryan the heartbreaking news about his beloved Granny, I wondered what Ryan would be thinking and feeling as he drove to the hospital. How would he react when he saw his Granny, who had cooked him dinner just two days before, so very close to death? Had I prepared Ryan for such a moment? Ryan and I talked about many things over the years, but had we talked about death? Did Ryan know my deepest convictions? Would that knowledge strengthen him?...