I have been with a lot of people lately in hospitals, nursing homes and some on hospice. I cannot help but be affected by friends dying all around me. I don't think it matters what age group are dying, it saddens me and makes me re-examine my priorities in life. The one thing that strikes me whenever I am near the sick and dying is the overwhelming hopelessness I see.Sometimes I have seen a follower of Christ in these situations and they seem to have a better sense of hope. But it all depends on whom or on what we …