To Live...To Die...To Live

Charlena H. Bray is a minister and serves as an elder at The Guiding Light Church in Birmingham, where she has been a member since 1989. Over these 30+ years, she has served families who have experienced loss through the death of their loved ones in making final arrangements, through grief counseling, and with other ministry support. She has written a monologue, “On Death and Dying: To Eternal Life or Eternal Punishment,” that is shared with families. Widowed at age 26, buried both parents who died within six weeks of each other, and dealt with the death of five of her eight siblings, she understands loss. She has chosen to be caring, compassionate, sympathetic, and helpful to others in dealing with their losses. Charlena firmly believes Philippians 4:13 – “You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.”