Finding the right words that convey our emotions can be difficult naturally. Much more when saying goodbye or remembering someone after cremation services in Freer, TX. For this reason, readings come in fairly handy when planning a funeral or memorial service. 

Here are some readings of hope to uplift during a memorial or life celebration service and perhaps help you find your own words. 

When the Sun Goes Down by Mary Ann Rodman 

When the sun goes down, and the stars appear, we think of you in that place that’s forever near. 

When the day is done, and the moon is bright, we think of you in that place that’s forever right. 

When there’s joy to be found and sadness we share, we think of you in that place where love is ever there. 

When our hearts are filled with thanksgiving and our souls with praise, we hope you hear our prayers for your happiness today. 

And when all this life is over, God knows when it will be, I’ll see you in heaven some beautiful day! 

Death is Nothing at All by Henry Scott-Holland 

Death is nothing at all. 

I have only slipped away to the next room. 

I am I, and you are you. 

Whatever we were to each other, 

That, we still are. 

Call me by my old familiar name. 

Speak to me in the easy way 

which you always used. 

Put no difference into your tone. 

Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. 

Laugh as we always laughed 

at the little jokes we enjoyed together. 

Play, smile, think of me. Pray for me. 

Let my name be ever the household word 

that it always was. 

Let it be spoken without effect. 

Without the trace of a shadow on it. 

Life means all that it ever meant. 

It is the same that it ever was. 

There is absolute unbroken continuity. 

Why should I be out of mind 

because I am out of sight? 

I am but waiting for you. 

For an interval. 

Somewhere. Very near. 

Just around the corner. 

All is well. 

Nothing is past; nothing is lost. 

One brief moment and all will be as it was before. 

How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again! 

Afterglow by Helen Lowrie Marshall 

I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. 

I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. 

I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, 

Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. 

I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun; 

Of happy memories that I leave when life is done. 

May Time Soften Your Pain by Katrina Wood 

In times of darkness, love sees… 

In times of silence, love hears…

In times of doubt, love hopes… 

In times of sorrow, love heals… 

And in all times, love remembers. 

May time soften the pain 

Until all that remains 

Is the warmth of the memories 

And the love. 

Each of the examples above has, at its core, love. Whether you are religious or not, like your poems short or long, there’s a reading to help express your feelings. 

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