Condolence Phrases

Not only today, but always remember that we love and care about you.

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal,
love leaves a memory no one can steal.
Written on a Headstone in Ireland

May your memories give you strength

Peace, Prayers and Blessings

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
May the rains fall soft upon your fields
and until we meet again,
May the Lord hold you in the palm of His hand.
Irish Blessing

If the future seems overwhelming, remember that it comes one moment at a time.
Beth Mende Conny

Words seem inadequate to express the sadness we feel we for and your family. We are here to help, support, and do whatever you need done.

With thoughts of peace and courage for you and your family.

He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death/
They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make.
Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories.
We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love.
Leo Buscaglia

As you grieve know that we are remembering you and honoring the memory of __________.

We share comfort in knowing __________ is no longer suffering. We send thoughts of sympathy and support to you as you begin your journey without _________

We are saddened by your loss. However, we celebrate the life of _____________, and we know ___________ is watching down from heaven.

As you grieve, remember the words of this poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye, reminding us that our loved ones are with God:
Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow; I am the diamond glints on the snow.
I am the sunlight that ripened grain; I am the gentle autumns's rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush, I am the swift uplifting rush,
Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft star that shines at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there. I did not die

May you find comfort in the words of Henry Scott Holland
Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away into the next room. I am I and you are you. Whatever we were to each other, that we still are.
Call me by my old familiar name. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference in your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.Let it be spoken without affect, without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same that it ever was. There is absolutely unbroken continuity. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner.