Opening:
Source of life,
Creative Spirit, God of many names and faces,
You are with us in
life and in death and in life after death.
We give thanks for
those who support us in life and who are there at the time of death
to offer comfort, to give us a safe place to express our grief and
say good bye to a loved one.
In this place broken
hearts will gather, in this place lives will be remembered, in this
place tears will be shed, in this place final farewells will be said.
We know that such
times of farewell are sacred times, thin places. And so we ask your
blessing for this place, for those who work within it, and for those
who will gather here. Amen.
Closing:
Eternal Spirit,
Giver of life,
We have gathered to
mark a new beginning, a new place for old practices.
Here people touch
the holiness that lies at the core of life.
Here people will
seek comfort according to their own beliefs and cultures and
understandings.
Watch over this
place. As we ask these things we remember one who revealed your
presence and love in the world, a man named Jesus, who encouraged his
friends to pray by saying..
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