ABSTRACT
Pastors and those engaged in specialized ministries of pastoral care and counseling conceive their genius and power to lie in resources beyond themselves and above the dying and grieving. The minister functions from the faith that there is a power that transcends human finiteness-the power of God. Jackson (1964) states the following:
The major religions of mankind have helped the griefstricken face the emotional crises of life. They have done it by meeting three needs: the need for perspective in life; the need for spiritual values in measuring life; and the need for inner strength on the part of the bereaved person.1
