To you we look for mercy, Lord,
To you we lift our minds and hearts;
Your rising from the dead gives hope
As our dear brother now departs.
You gave you life for us who sinned,
You hung upon the Cross in pain,
And meekly bowing down your head
You died that we might heaven gain.
With outstretched arms you beckon us:
“In meekness and humility
Take up my yoke, ‘tis sweet and light.
Your souls will then find rest in me.”
You conquered hell and death, O Lord,
And heaven’s gates you opened wide,
Console us in our present grief,
May we at death with you abide.
Our brother’s body now does sleep
In peaceful rest, but may his soul
Through grace your Vision now enjoy,
Your wondrous majesty extol.
Amen
I am the resurrction; I am the life; to believe in me means life, inspite of death, and all who believe and live in me shall never die.
A lovely prayer Sharon
can imagine Jim smiling down at you from heaven xx
Hugs & love
A xx
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Praying for you, your Mum and for Jim xx
May God surround you with His love and peace today.
A xx
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I know how hard today will be for you all so I just wanted to let you know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers.
God our Father,
Your power brings us to birth,
Your providence guides our lives,
and by Your command we return to dust.
Lord, those who die still live in Your presence,
their lives change but do not end.
I pray in hope for my family,
relatives and friends,
and for all the dead known to You alone.
In company with Christ,
Who died and now lives,
may they rejoice in Your kingdom,
where all our tears are wiped away.
Unite us together again in one family,
to sing Your praise forever and ever.
Amen.
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I know that my Redeemer lives,and at the last day I shall rise up from the dust, and in my flesh I shall look on God my Saviour. I myself, and no other, shall see him;these very eyes will gaze on him.
Job 19:25,26,27
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Dearest Sharon,
The prayer was beautiful. I know how hard the anniversary is, and please know that you and the rest of your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
I’m sure Jim is celebrating at the foot of God, praying for you and your family’s needs.
Take good care of yourself. You’re in our hearts.
Love,
Gail
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A very beautiful prayer, I suddenly remembered my mom who died more than a year ago because of cancer.
I’m sure Jim is with God now ^^
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Being in prayer with you and your family, sharon. Grief has such a way of hanging on… May the love, light and peace of Godde keep you in these days of remembrance.
love, claire
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Dearest All ~ will reply en masse for a change.
Thank you all very much for your love, thoughts, prayers and messages.
The day itself ~ for which we were all well prepared emotionally ~ passed by quite painlessly as we’d filled the day with plenty of ‘stuff’ to do. Today however, has been really hard. The motto of that story is don’t take your eye off the ball or it’ll jump up and hit you when you least expect it.
There is no doubt that on a lovely sunny day like today I miss Jim painfully. He so enjoyed the good weather, his garden, good food, the simple things…….he would have loved today!
Much love to you all and thank you so much for thinking of us.
Sharon xx
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Just to let you know I’m thinking of and praying for you xx
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