Monday, November 24th

I received a copy of a beautiful Memory Prayer at my last Compassionate Friends meeting so I wanted to share it. Candles have always been comforting to me, but are even more so now. Every family has people they remember and honor every day, but I know the holidays makes their memories and love even more special. God bless you!

Memory Prayer (the lighting of four candles)

As we light four candles in your honor, we light one for our sadness, one for our memories, one for our determination, and one for our love.

We light this candle for our sadness. The pain of losing you is intense, and the grief we feel is often hard to handle. We want you to know that we miss you so much.

We light this candle for our memories. There is so much we remember - your smile, your laugh - the good times and the bad ones too - when we were happy - all those times that never could have been lived with anyone but you. We want to know that we will always remember.

We light this candle for our determination. Knowing you have brought us strength. We are changed because of you. Your life has made a difference in our lives. We want you to know that we will take the energy of your living to helpu us move forward in our lives.

We light this candle for our love. The specialness that we shared with you can never be replaced. During this holiday season, our love for you will shine as brightly as this candle. We will pass that love on to othere, and as we do, our hearts will smile because of you. We want you to know that we will always love you.