Prayer for Peace at theTime of Passing

Dear God, You were there with me

      before I began to grow in my mother’s womb

Your love for me was unconditional

      I did not need to pay

You knew I would separate myself from you

      as I moved through my youth

      running, jumping, and playing

      No worry of now, no fear of tomorrow

You stood beside me, barely seen,

      as I blossomed to womanhood

You watched with love as I crafted my life

      carrying me in the rough spots

      glowing beside me when my life shined

As my spirit grew I learned to hear your word

Thank you, God, for showing me Who You Are

Thank you for your love that passes all understanding

Thank you for your gifts to me

      of strength, and courage, and joy, and humbleness

Thank you, God, for the people in my life who love me as I love them

Father, I am now preparing for the time

      when I will be nearer to you

Be with me Lord, very close, as I approach this transition

Hold my failing body in your hands

Fill my heart with your Divine Love

Enlighten my spirit

Help me to know my loved ones are cradled at this time of their sorrow

I love you, Jesus

And I know you love me,

      unconditionally

You hold my body in your hands

You fill my heart with Divine Love

You bring my spirit to the most pure light

You give me peace beyond all human understanding

Thank you God

Thank you God

amen

for JPW, 2003

Prayer for Healing

Fill me, Lord, with the power of your Holy Spirit

Help me to remember you are within me and around me

With my eyes closed and my heart open

I feel myself within a circle of purple healing light

I see yellow flowers unfolding and the child within me playing

I hear Angel Song

Shield me from evil, Lord, now and always

For in your image I am invincible

With my eyes closed and my heart open

I ask for your grace and for peace that goes beyond all understanding

Give me the strength to overcome imbalance in my body

Restore the joy in my heart and the purity of my thoughts

My spirit will follow

In Jesus name, Amen

for JH, 2007

Internment

Dear God, we ask for your blessings…

Bless the earth beneath us and the air around us as we lower these ashes
          to rest

Help us to know we are not alone, you cradle our spirit, fully and completely

Give us a peace beyond understanding, in the knowing of life beyond life

Fill us with the unconditional love of the Holy Spirit, now and always

for PJG, 2023