Custom Printed Memorial 2023

Memorial Prayers
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PRAYER NUMBER 47
To Laugh Often and Much
To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of the intelligent people
and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty;
to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch,
or a redeemed social condition;
to know that one life has breathed easier
because you lived here.
This is to have succeeded.
By Ralph Waldo Emerson
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PRAYER NUMBER 48
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
by Robert Frost
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PRAYER NUMBER 49
Foot Prints in the Sand
One night I dreamed I was walking
along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life
flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed
footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were
two sets of footprints,
other times there were
one set of footprints.
This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see one set of footprints.
So I said to the Lord,
“You promised me Lord,that if
I followed you, you would
walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during
the most trying periods of my life
there have only been one
set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most,
you have not been there for me?”
The Lord replied, “The times when you
have seen only one set of footprints in
the sand, is when I carried you.”
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PRAYER NUMBER 50
If I Should Go
If I should go tomorrow
It would never be goodbye,
For I have left my heart with you,
So don’t you ever cry.
The love that’s deep within me,
Shall reach you from the stars,
You’ll feel it from the heavens,
And it will heal the scars.
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PRAYER NUMBER 51
Firefighter’s Prayer
When I am called to duty, God,
whenever flames may rage,
give me strength to save some life,
whatever be its age. Help me embrace
a little child before it is too late,
or save an older person
from the horror of that fate.
Enable me to be alert and hear
the weakest shout, and quickly
and efficiently to put the fire out. I
want to fill my calling, and to give
the best in me, to guard my every
neighbor and protect his property.
And if, according to my fate,
I am to lose my life, please bless with
Your protecting hand my wife and children.
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PRAYER NUMBER 52
She Is Gone
I am standing on the seashore.
A ship spreads her sails to the
morning breeze and starts for the ocean.
I am watching until she fades on the horizon,
and someone at my side says,“She is gone.”
Gone where? The loss of sight is in me,
not in her. Just at the moment when
someone says “She is gone,”
There are others who are watching her coming.
Other voices take up the glad shout,
“Here she comes!”... and that is dying.
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PRAYER NUMBER 53
Never Say Goodbye To Love
Never say goodbye to love,
And let it pass away,
And always hold me in your heart,
And think of me each day.
For my love is always with you
From now until the end,
For moments shared will never die,
And true love shall transcend.
by Keith Michael Phelan
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PRAYER NUMBER 54
He Placed His Love Upon You
Jesus knew you were fatigued,
and no treatment was in sight,
so He placed His Love upon you
and with a guiding light,
He sent you peace and blessings,
to help you on your way,
and never regret the life you lived,
on this your passing day.
We cherish the love and the time we shared,
we know how much you really cared.
Our sadness real, our pain remains
as you go on to higher plains.
by Keith Michael Phelan
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PRAYER NUMBER 55
I Wish You Enough
I wish you enough sun
to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain
to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness
to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain
so that the smallest joys
in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain
to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss
to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough “Hello’s”
to get you through the final
“Goodbye.”
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