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Enable us to be brave in our remembering, honest in our sorrow, and open in love and compassion to each other. Help us to seek not so much answers to our questions, but, rather, the patience to mourn and grieve. Enable us to remember with joy the lives of those we have loved. Send us your peace. Amen  \nPrayer  \nWe are in the presence of God  \nin our need and in our sorrow.  \nWe are in the presence of God  \nin thankfulness for the life we knew and shared.  \nWe are in the presence of God  \nseeking hope and courage for the future  \nWe are in the presence of God  \nwho has promised to be with us always, till the end of time.  \nPrayer  \nO comforting One, compassionate One  \nbe with us all when we suffer loss  \nand ache with the pain of grieving.  \nGive us a glimpse of the way it will be  \nwhen love will never be taken away,  \nwhen life itself will not be diminished  \nwhen all that we hold most precious  \nwill live and remain with us forever. Amen.  \nA short Prayer  \nHelp us, God, to focus on that which enables us to keep going. Remind us that time will never erase the memories and that for a moment we’re not alone as we sit here together. We give thanks for the times we had with our loved ones, both the ups and the downs of living life, but most of all we’re grateful for love which is stronger than death. Help us to bear our sorrow without bitterness, to look forward slowly, one day at a time and to gain some comfort from those who can help us ease our pain…  \nBe with us now as we encourage and support each other. Amen  \nThanksgiving and memorial prayers  \nWe remember them  \nWhen we are weary and in need of strength  \nWhen we are lost and sick at heart,  \nWe remember them.  \nWhen we have a joy we crave to share  \nWhen we have decisions that are difficult to make  \nWhen we have achievements that are based on theirs  \nWe remember them.  \nAt the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter  \nAt the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring  \nWe remember them.  \nAt the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of summer  \nAt the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of autumn  \nWe remember them.  \nAt the rising of the sun and at its setting  \nWe remember them.  \nAs long as we live, they too will live; for they are now part of us  \nAs we remember them. (Prayers from the Jewish Prayer Book, adapted) .  \nA prayer of hope  \nAlmighty God,  \nwe rejoice in your promise of love, joy and peace.  \nIn your mercy turn the darkness of death into the dawn of new life,  \nand the sorrow of parting into the joy of heaven;  \nthrough our Saviour Jesus Christ,  \nwho died, rose again and lives for evermore. Amen.  \nA prayer for the Hospice  \nGracious Spirit, creator of life, carrier of hope, we pray for the continuing work of the hospice and the Macmillan palliative care team. We give thanks and pray for all who work through these organisations to provide care and comfort to those who are ill or dying and to provide support and companionship to those who are bereaved. Bless, guide and strengthen all who work in these organisations and all who support them. Amen  \nPrayer  \nWe give thanks for each of our loved ones whom we remembered today, for all the ways in which their lives touched ours, for the difficult as well as the good times, for the ways in which their lives and their love continue to be with us.  \nIn our sadness and with thanksgiving, we will remember them.  \nIntercessions  \nLet us pray, firstly for our loved ones:  \nWe remember with thanksgiving all who we have named today. Thank you for everything we remember and treasure about them, for all that they mean to us. Take care of them, Lord, until we all reach that time and place where every tear is dry, every question answered and all things are made new. 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