Funerals

The first candle represents our grief.

The pain of losing you is intense

It reminds us of the depth of our love for you

The second candle represents our courage.

To confront our sorrow,

To comfort each other,

To change our lives.

The third candle we light in your memory.

For the times we laughed,

The times we cried,

The times we were angry with each other,

The silly things you did,

The caring and joy you gave us.

The fourth candle we light for our love.

We light this candle that your light will always shine,

As we enter this sad time and share this day of

remembrance with family and friends.

We cherish the special place in our hearts

That will always be reserved for you.

We thank you for the gift

Your living brought to each of us.

Anon

I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one.

I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.

I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways,

Of happy times, and laughing times, and bright and sunny days.

I’d like tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun

Of happy memories that I leave, when life is done.

Anon

To the living, I am gone.

To the sorrowful, I will never return.

To the angry, I was cheated,

But to the happy, I am at peace,

And to the faithful, I have never left.

I cannot be seen, but I can be heard.

So as you stand upon a shore, gazing at a beautiful sea – remember me.

As you look in awe at a mighty forest and its grand majesty – remember me.

As you look upon a flower and admire its simplicity – remember me.

Remember me in your heart, your thoughts, your memories of the times we loved, the times we cried, the times we fought, the times we laughed. 

For if you always think of me, I will have never gone.

Anon