This page is in honour of my best friend and life long companion who has brought unspeakable joy into my life. Thank you Papa Jesus for giving him to me.
27/05/2024
A Prayer for the Death of a Pet
O God who sees
And holds our tears,
We give You our sadness
As we grieve the loss
Of our beloved companion.
We miss their presence
And how they knew
Just how to make us
Feel loved,
Just how to remind us
Of the love that connects us all.
We pray for our kids,
Who are hurting
As they try to understand
Life and death
And where You are in it all.
May we hold space for the big questions
That our little ones may have.
Give us answers and grant us grace
To know when to sit with them in the quiet.
And may we be a soft place
For their tears and their wonderings
To land.
We are sad, O God.
We wish we had one more day together.
We miss our pet’s presence
And the way they nestled into our hearts
Just so.
Guide us as our children
Look to us for notes on how to grieve,
And may we allow them to process
On their own timelines and in their own ways.
For the memories, we give thanks.
For the void our pet has left in our hearts,
We give thanks too.
Thank You for the memories made together,
For the ways pets become
Beloved members of our family,
And the way they’ll always be
Beloved parts of our family’s heart.
Taken from to Light their Way by Kayla Craig
