![]() ![]() Monday, May 30 is the national holiday – Memorial Day - which honors those men and women who died while serving in the U.S. Reach out to our frailty, release our painand in your tenderness, bring health to our brokenness that, in our weakness, we may find strength and, in our poverty, the unfurled riches of your resurrection.Make Your Own Memorial For Your Loved One As you embraced our vulnerability so cradle our hopes and fears. Show the way that leads to life as we cherish days gone by and inspire us with the touch of love that faith and hope live on.Ĭompassionate God, as your outstretched hands held a crucified world, so let our hands convey the touch of love. In memory of loved ones dear, kindle their flame to shine in the dark and light the path ahead. Lord of life and love, as we give thanks for times past, grant us courage to embrace the present and grace to share the future. ![]() Give us courage to hold fast to our vision that we may build our world and create our future.Īnnabel Shilson-Thomas/CAFODLord of life and love Shed your light where shadows are cast, that we may feel your warmth and know your presence. God of our longing, hear our prayers protect our dreams, and listen to our silent hopes.ĭeal gently with our pain, speak to our sadness, and remove the barriers that imprison our spirit. God of comfort, when I am overcome with sadness, shelter me under your wings.Įver-faithful God, help me to find reassurance and hope in these words of hope to all your people - "Because you are precious to me, because I love you, there is no need to be afraid, for I am with you." (Isaiah 43) God of gentleness, in those moments when life is dark, keep me close to you. ![]() God of compassion, when I feel helpless in my grief, hold me to your heart. May your spirit be lifted, may your heart be filled with peace, and may the light of God's promise fill you with joy and hope. May your God, your family and your friends, give you strength and confidence. May God be with you in your sorrow, and comfort you in your loss. May you be held by the God of compassion as you remember your loved ones today. Vienna Cobb Anderson, from Prayers of Our Hearts (1991, Crossroad Publishing Co.)The light of God's promise May their memories become joyful, their days enriched with friendship, and their lives encircled by your love. When we are overwhelmed in the dark of night, may the breaking of dawn bring peace.įor we know, O Lord, our God, that you hear our cries for help, and so we ask you to turn our mourning into dancing, to take away our sadness and to clothe us with joy.Ĭatherine Gorman/CAFODPrayer for those who mournīless those who mourn, eternal God, with the comfort of your love that they may face each new day with hope and the certainty that nothing can destroy the good that has been given. When sorrow surrounds us, wrap us in hope that we may endure. When we rage against the injustice of loss, channel this power into all that is good. When our hearts feel broken, comfort us and hold us in your embrace. When despair darkens our horizon, shine forth your light and lead the way. When the burden of grief is heavy, lighten our load and lift our spirits. ![]()
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