{"id":44504,"date":"2026-01-23T13:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=44504"},"modified":"2026-11-05T22:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T22:51:00","slug":"opening-prayers-for-a-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/opening-prayers-for-a-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"\u846c\u5100\u306e\u5192\u982d\u306e\u7948\u308a\uff1a\u58f0\u306b\u51fa\u3057\u3066\u8aad\u3080\u305f\u3081\u306e\u62db\u8a5e"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Here is a prayer that can open a funeral service: \u201cGod of all comfort, we have gathered to give thanks for the life of [name] and to grieve together. Be with us in this hour. Comfort those who mourn, and speak to us through your word. We ask this through Jesus Christ, the resurrection and the life. 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