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In Beloved Memory of Honey
Memorial
Service February 1, 2003
We are gathered today in
loving memory of Honey who left this home today.
We are here to pay tribute to a faithful and trusted friend.
For some people, the death of a pet may
represent the greatest loss they have ever encountered.
Only people that have pets as family members can truly
understand this statement.
Acknowledging loss and the
feelings that go with it are an essential part of healing.
Expressions of grief are the way we move through our pain
toward acceptance and resolution.
We need the opportunity to cry, to
represent our true inward feelings even more, we need to have our
feelings affirmed by others. Of course, no one else can fix our
pain. There are no
magic words; anyone can say that will fill the gap left when a
beloved pet dies. But while no one else can take away our grief, the
care and concern of others insures us that we need not mourn alone
knowing that others have with similar loses, our own sorrow becomes
easier to bear.
Death is the soul’s journey across a
mysterious bridge that connects the physical and the ethereal.
Those who have had a near death experience appreciate such a
passage and describe it as luminous, timeless, and filled with
sound, color, and magnificent light. Usually such people return from
a near-death experience no longer afraid of death and what lies
beyond. Dying and death
is a journey that do not deserve all the fear and despair we give
it.
It is our soul journey and that of our
beloved pet to be on this earth plane. To experience the joy and
sorrow of our short time together.
We live in our memories.
We acknowledge Honey and pay tribute to herfor all she has
given us.We are assured Honey is in heaven with all the other
heavenly creatureswaiting for you all to come back to God’s home.
Today we say” Goodbye to Honey
knowing that she will always remain in our hearts and souls forever.
No More Tears
The
Time has come for the tears to end.
For
you to be happy and cheerful again.
I
am safe In God’s home above
cradled
in His arms, covered with His love.
We
run and play by the Bridge all day
Waiting
for the day when you’ll be here to stay.
You’ve
been crying so much I feel bad
I
want you to be happy and not so sad.
Remember
I will always love you all forever.
The Prayer of St. Francis- Patron Saint of
Animals
Lord, make me an
instrument of your peace.
Where
there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where
there is injury, pardon
Where
there is doubt, faith
Where
there is despair, hope
Where
there is darkness, light,
Where
there is sadness, joy
O
divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as
to console;
To
be understood, as to understand, To be loved, as to love;
For
it is in giving that we receive pardoned;
And
it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
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