An intrinsic part of trust is obedience. You expect a child or a dog to be obedient, but spiritual obedience is a seldom-praised discipline reinforced by grief. After all, grief is not only a journey of the heart; it is a life-learning experience in trust. You learn, in the words of the old familiar hymn, to “trust and obey.” Or perhaps you learn knowledge and good judgment, and then you obey and trust.