Chaplain Lieberman noticed that when the deceased’s pastor arrived, many family members, who had expressed negative feelings concerning the loss of their loved one, calmed down. He was astonished by how that pastor was able to offer those grieving hope with his mere presence. Yet, Chaplain Lieberman, with good intentions, was unable to provide that family with effective pastoral end-of-life support. Wright’s work is of great interest because his quotation indirectly describes the subject group of this thesis project. Note that Wright is referencing anyone who has experienced crisis as a result from losing a loved one. This project research deals with African American Christians who have experienced loss, crisis, and were not provided pastoral end-of-life care.