What words do we share at a funeral or memorial service?

With what words do we celebrate life?

Who writes them?

Who says them?

Who hears them?

Resources listed alphabetically:

Death’s welcome — Ana Gobledale, UK

Giving thanks — a prayer as one approaches death — Cara Heafey, UK

Gravestone unveiling — Ana Gobledale, UK

Hopi Prayer — Mary E. Frye

Nearing Death

Prayer for approaching an horizon, St Edith Stein

Remembrance Day, 11 Nov

Stardust — Lorraine Steel, USA

Tis a Fearful Thing ― Yehuda HaLevi, Spain

We give our loved one back to God — Rossiter Worthington Raymond, USA

We will live in our children’s stories — Jeanne Lohmann, USA

What lies beyond death? — Cara Heafey, UK