It is difficult to accept death in this society because it is unfamiliar. In spite of the fact that it happens all the time, we never see it.
What I love about the Bible is that it's a group of stories but it's all telling one main story. It's about Jesus Christ. The story is not about me. That takes a lot of the pressure off me, but it also puts the responsibility on me to point people to who the true story is about.