I think the grace of God works in amazing ways with people who are ill and resigned to God's will. My mother-in-law Rosetta died a most holy death and we were all stunned by the dignity and even 'beauty' in her passing - it was if God had just plucked a Rose! The death of John Paul II and the manner of his funeral was one of the 'greatest sermons' of Christian witness yet not a word was spoken and was responsible for many, many conversions. God acts to turn the ordinary into extraordinary through His wonderful grace. We need grace, grace and more grace!!