Boundless Thoughts

PRAYER

Lord, help us see death for what it really is,
The end of poverty and the beginning of riches;
The end of frustration and the beginning of fulfillment;
The end of fear and the beginning of tranquility;
The end of pain and the beginning of joy;
The end of weakness and the beginning of strength.

Let not grief overwhelm us, Or a sense of loss embitter us.
But out of our sadness let there arise a new joy for so much given to us.
Cast out our fears and let not our hearts be troubled.
Let your spirit of peace come alive within our experience and hurt,
Our sorrow and isolation, our sadness today and loneliness tomorrow.

We humbly commend to you, CARLOS
Whom you have called out of this mortal life.
You loved him always with great love.
Now that you have freed him from all evils of this earth,
Bring him into your paradise where there is no more grief
or mourning or sadness but peace and joy with your Son
and the Holy Spirit forever.

We thank you for all the blessings you have given to CARLOS
In his mortal life. We pray that he may be able to glorify you
with the life that he lived and the way he made use his blessings.

Lord God,
grant that we will never forget that life is short and uncertain.
Let your spirit guide us in holiness,
justice and service to our brothers and sister.
We pray for the healing of all unhappy feelings
CARLOS’ death now leaves in our hearts.

Be with us, Lord,
during our moments of sorrow and loneliness.
You are our rock, our fortress and our strength.
We trust in you and hope in your glorious resurrection.
We lift up to you our grief and sorrow
confident that you will change our mourning to rejoicing
that our beloved CARLOS now rests in your peace.

Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord.
And let your perpetual light shine upon him.
May he rest in peace, Amen.
May the soul of CARLOS
and the souls of all the faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen