Say A Prayer...

Thanksgiving for the Life of the Deceased
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us all with the gift of this earthly life
and has given to our brother/sister [Name]
his/her span of years and gifts of character.
God our Father, we thank you now for all his/her life,
for every memory of love and joy,
for every good deed done by him/her
and every sorrow shared with us.
We thank you for his/her life and for his/her death,
we thank you for the rest in Christ he/she now enjoys,
we thank you for giving him/her to us,
we thank you for the glory we shall share together.
Hear our prayers through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.



Christian Funeral Prayer
Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, refresh me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O good Jesus, hear me.
Within your wounds hide me.
Let me never be separated from you.
From the power of darkness defend me.
In the hour of my death, call me
and bid me come to you,
that with your saints I may praise you
for ever and ever.
Amen.



Day by Day
Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you
for all the benefits you have won for us,
for all the pains and insults you have borne for us.
Most merciful redeemer,
friend and brother,
may we know you more clearly,
love you more dearly,
and follow you more nearly,
day by day.
Amen.



Find more comforting words like these at this address - for we are not much at all in this world without the comfort provided by this kind of material. Prayer and soothing words are the beginning of HOPE - and that hasn't a price. So partake of it, as much as you need. And don't forget to BELIEVE - eh
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READ... MEDITATE... REPEAT

Psalm 88

21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

88 O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before Thee.

2 Let my prayer come before Thee; incline Thine ear unto my cry.

3 For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

4 I am counted with them that go down into the pit; I am as a man that hath no strength,

5 cast among the dead like the slain that lie in the grave, whom Thou rememberest no more, and who are cut off from Thy hand.

6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and Thou hast afflicted me with all Thy waves. Selah

8 Thou hast put away mine acquaintances far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them. I am shut up, and I cannot come forth;

9 mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction. Lord, I have called daily upon Thee; I have stretched out my hands unto Thee.

10 Wilt Thou show wonders to the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise Thee? Selah

11 Shall Thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or Thy faithfulness in destruction?

12 Shall Thy wonders be known in the dark? And Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

13 But unto Thee have I cried, O Lord, and in the morning shall my prayer come before Thee.

14 Lord, why castest Thou off my soul? Why hidest Thou Thy face from me?

15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up; while I suffer Thy terrors I am distraught.

16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.

17 They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

18 Lover and friend hast Thou put far from me, and mine acquaintances into darkness.

Psalm 116

21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

116 I love the Lord, because He hath heard my voice and my supplications.

2 Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live.

3 The sorrows of death encompassed me, and the pains of hell got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow.

4 Then I called upon the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I beseech Thee, deliver my soul!”

5 Gracious is the Lord and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

6 The Lord preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He helped me.

7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

8 For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

9 I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: “I was greatly afflicted.”

11 I said in my haste, “All men are liars.”

12 What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits toward me?

13 I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord.

14 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now, in the presence of all His people.

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.

16 O Lord, truly I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant and the son of Thine handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to Thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all His people,

19 in the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord!

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Sobre A Vida...

Publicação de Tiago Junio Silva.

Now that it is given to you, 

LIVE - RUN AFTER YOUR DREAMS - LIVE! 

NEVER DETER FROM THEM 

and when separation comes - 

mourn, yes... of course. 

But let joy fill your heart at the thought 

that you will see them again - 

hug them again 

in the afterlife 

in The Heavens 

as beings of Light do 

BELIEVE IT.

LIFE 

IS A PRECIOUS THING 

- AND IT IS 

EVERLASTING 

WITH HIM 

OUR LIVES 

are, in a great part, 

in our own hands... 

Our choices... 

Our habits... 

Our preferences... 

It all contributes greatly 

how our time on this side 

of the cosmic truth 

will go - and end. 

OUR LIVES 

are not only ours 

- they affect so many more 

by our decisions,  

our actions 

and our very being. 

Long or short, 

OUR LIVES 

will affect the world. 

In any degree of significance 

THEY DO. 

The lives of every single being 

ever born - ever aborted 

have affected the world. 

NOTHING 

is ever for nothing.

And thus 

we cannot be selfish 

We cannot simply say 

"it's my life"

LIFE IS A GIFT 

We have to share the gift. 

While we live ~ 

and beyond, 

actually...! 

A VIDA 

É TANTO 

PRECIOSA 

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