Coping with Grief
March 8, 2007 by Anna Farmery
Filed under Grief
There is some wonderful advice at Helpguide They give survival guides which is great simple practical advice, worth checking out.
They also published this prayer which I thought many of you would associate with….
A Prayer When a Loved One Dies after a Long and Painful Illness
I miss you, I am lonely without you. I am devastated that you were taken from me. I am angry that you had to suffer so. It was hard to see you in your torment and pain. But that’s not how I will remember you.
I will always remember you full of life and warmth and kindness. I will remember the laughter and the love. I will remember the precious time we shared. I will remember your vitality and your grace.
Your death left a gaping hole in my life. But hard as it is to be without you, I take comfort in the knowledge that you are at last in peace and free of pain.
Rest in peace. God bless you. Amen.”
From: “Talking to God” by Rabbi Naomi Levy. Knopf 2002
