Part IV The Funeral Service The Christian funeral is a service provided by the church to give comfort and guidance to persons suffering from grief. Helpful ceremonial procedures may aid them in working through their grief and in finding wholeness of being and purpose for future living. The primary purpose of the funeral service is to exalt the meaning of life and to encourage persons in grief to adjust to God’s claim upon their lives. The funeral service is an act in which the church shows its concern
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