Thanksgiving for the Life of the Deceased

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►Thanksgiving for the Life of the Deceased

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who has blessed us all with the gift of this earthly life

and has given to our brother/sister [Name]

his/her span of years and gifts of character.

God our Father, we thank you now for all his/her life,

for every memory of love and joy,

for every good deed done by him/her

and every sorrow shared with us.

We thank you for his/her life and for his/her death,

we thank you for the rest in Christ he/she now enjoys,

we thank you for giving him/her to us,

we thank you for the glory we shall share together.

Hear our prayers through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

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Thanksgiving for the Life of the Deceased

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