As Paul says his goodbyes to his friends, every stop they beg him not to take the final stop on his journey. Through tears, they beg, and through tears, he tells them he must go even though it’s almost certain to end poorly for him. What compels Paul to go in the face of certain suffering? How can we go when it means we die? Paul’s secret is our key to living out the Christain life- we’re already dead.