This is a prayer of thanks for God's great love from a memorial service. I've removed the name of the person it was for but hope people may find it helpful. feel free to sue any or all of it.
Faithful
God,
You are
full of love and grace,
We
gather today to give you praise.
We
acknowledge your love shown in creation,
The
wonderful and amazing world in which we live,
We give
thanks for flora and fora
For
ocean and for land
For
making us who we are in your image
For the
great gift of our individuality
The
ability to give and to know care and love.
We give
you thanks for your provision
We
acknowledge every good gift comes from you
You
provide food and drink
Gifts
and talents to labour and to work
We
thank you for the love of family
For the
companionship and care of friends
For
brothers and sisters in Christ to walk the way with us
We
thank you for your love shown in Jesus Christ
That in
Jesus you became one of us:
Bringing
Good New to the poor, healing and wholeness and inviting us back to
relationship with you.
In
Christ’s death you enabled us to be forgiven
AS we
believe in Jesus we are welcomed into your family
In
Jesus resurrection we know new and eternal life
In the
sending of the Holy Spirit we know Christ’s presence today
We come
especially to give you thanks for a long and full life
We come
full of memories of, and love for, (name of person)
We pray
that as we remember and share stories and tributes
That we
may know your presence and your comfort with us
Know
the truth of Jesus words blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted
Know
your continued presence, forgiveness and leading in our lives
We
thank you for all the way you have shown your great love to us.
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