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This document contains four sections that provide prayers, words of comfort, and a call for God's presence at a funeral service. The prayers ask God for comfort during grief, thank Him for the life that was lived, and seek His healing presence. The second section offers words of sympathy and comfort for those who are mourning. The third section describes how funerals are a time for comforting others in their grief and loss. The final section is an opening prayer that asks God, who creates and re-creates, to move among those grieving and be their source of comfort, hope and strength as they say goodbye.
This document contains four sections that provide prayers, words of comfort, and a call for God's presence at a funeral service. The prayers ask God for comfort during grief, thank Him for the life that was lived, and seek His healing presence. The second section offers words of sympathy and comfort for those who are mourning. The third section describes how funerals are a time for comforting others in their grief and loss. The final section is an opening prayer that asks God, who creates and re-creates, to move among those grieving and be their source of comfort, hope and strength as they say goodbye.
This document contains four sections that provide prayers, words of comfort, and a call for God's presence at a funeral service. The prayers ask God for comfort during grief, thank Him for the life that was lived, and seek His healing presence. The second section offers words of sympathy and comfort for those who are mourning. The third section describes how funerals are a time for comforting others in their grief and loss. The final section is an opening prayer that asks God, who creates and re-creates, to move among those grieving and be their source of comfort, hope and strength as they say goodbye.
only to consider the shortness and Dear God, uncertainty of life on earth, but to give thanks to you for the gift of life You are our Creator. You are the and the gift of family and the gift of author of life. friendships. Life is a precious gift. Lord, we ask that you would We come today to commemorate comfort us this day as we come and honor a life that is precious to together to share love and sweet us. memories with one another.
As we mourn this life that is no In Jesus' name we pray,
longer with us, we are aching from Amen a void that has been created in our heart. 3.) We lift up our sadness and grief to For everything there is a season, you. and a time for every matter under heaven: Lord, we ask that you would comfort us in our pain, and bring A time to be born, and a time to us an abundance of your gentle die: healing mercies. A time to plant, and a time to pluck In Jesus name we pray, up what is planted; Amen A time to break down, and a time to build up: 2.) A time to weep, and a time to Dear Lord, laugh: We come today to honor our loved A time to mourn and a time to one. dance: We are gathered here today - not For everything there is a season, only to grieve the loss of and a time for every matter under ____________ but to also give heaven. thanks to you for his life among us. Ecclesiastes 3 We are gathered here today - not only to mourn over how different 4.) our lives will be without him, but to give thanks to you for how full life Opening Prayer Let us pray, was when he was with us. All say: God of tenderness and "Our hearts go out to you in your peace, time of sorrow."
Be with us this morning as we "Please accept my heartfelt
gather to reflect on our calling to be sympathy." ministers of comfort and support in "We cannot begin to know your our communities. pain, but we want you to remember Fill us with hope in your power to that we love you." heal and to save. "Your loved one made a real difference in my life. I will never Look kindly on those who mourn at forget him/her." this time and all those we lift up to you in remembrance. "(Name of deceased) was a great man/woman. He/she will be Give us peace today and always. missed by so many." We ask this in the Spirit, through Christ, our Lord. Amen. OPENING PRAYER
God who creates and re-creates us,
A Time for Comfort God who laughs with us and weeps with us, God who walks with us each step of the way, carrying us when our strength Funerals are a time to comfort and fails, be comforted. we gather today with hearts breaking with grief, with voices crying out words Those in attendance are mourning, of lament. And so we ask that you would move in and some are dealing with extreme and around us today. grief. As we gather to remember and say good bye to NAME, The ones most affected by the be the shoulder we can cry on, the arm death are feeling we can lean on, overwhelmed, lonely, and afraid. help us to see through the veil of tears that there is hope Many fear living life without their for life continuing. loved one. Gracious God, as mysterious and Words that will probably wondrous as you are, you are also a compassionate God, Bless someone who is as attentive as a hen with her chicks, grieving: as tender as a mother with a newborn child, as watchful as a shepherd with the "Words are inadequate to express sheep, the sadness I feel. I am praying for as protective as a fathers warm you." embrace. and so we come into your presence to "My prayers are with you." grieve NAMEs death, asking that your Holy Spirit would be here to ease our pain. as we say our good-byes, remind us that As we give thanks for all we are not alone. that he/she added to the lives of those In Jesus name we pray, Amen. around her/him, as we release our tears and anger,