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Christ's Compassion

These readings show the heart of Jesus directly. He invites the weary to come to him for rest. He is moved with pity for a grieving widow at Nain. He weeps at the tomb of his friend before commanding the dead to come out. He extends mercy to a thief at the very edge of death. Choose from this list when you want the funeral's focus to rest on the One who is not detached from grief but enters it. For families in fresh sorrow, these readings often land more deeply than any others.

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