Meaningful Quotes For A Funeral Order Of Service Booklet
Introduction
Funerals are a time to honour and remember a loved one who has passed away. Including meaningful quotes in a funeral order of service booklet can provide comfort and reflection for those in mourning.
In this article, we have compiled a selection of quotes to help you find the perfect words to celebrate and cherish the memory of your loved one.
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Article Contents
Love and Remembrance
“Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day.” – Anonymous
“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” – Thomas Campbell
“Gone yet not forgotten, although we are apart, your spirit lives within me, forever in my heart.” – Anonymous”
Wherever a beautiful soul has been, there is a trail of beautiful memories.” – Ronald Reagan”
What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us.” – Helen Keller
Peace and Rest
“Rest in peace. Your memory will be our keepsake, with which we’ll never part.” – Anonymous”
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.” – Irish Proverb”
May the winds of heaven blow softly and whisper in your ear. How much we love and miss you and wish that you were here.” – Anonymous”
He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us more potent – nay, more present – than the living man.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“The song is ended but the melody lingers on.” – Irving Berlin
Religious and Spiritual
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.” – Psalm 23:1-2
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” – Matthew 5:4
“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.” – John 11:25
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” – Psalm 46:1
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” – Matthew 11:28
Legacy and Impact
“Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.” – Anonymous”
Our dead are never dead to us until we have forgotten them.” – George Eliot
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” – A.A. Milne
“There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
Inspirational and Hopeful
“When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.” – Anonymous
“Although it’s difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, may looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow.” – Anonymous
“Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.” – Eskimo Proverb
“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose; all that we deeply love becomes a part of us.” – Helen Keller
“Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.” – Thomas Moore
Grief and Healing
“Grief is the price we pay for love.” – Queen Elizabeth II
“The darker the night, the brighter the stars, the deeper the grief, the closer is God!” – Fyodor Dostoevsky
“Sorrow is so easy to express and yet so hard to tell.” – Joni Mitchell
“Tears are the silent language of grief.” – Voltaire”
Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower; we will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind.” – William Wordsworth
Life and Death
“Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.” – Rabindranath Tagore
“Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.” – Lao Tzu
“For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.” – Khalil Gibran
“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.” – Haruki Murakami
“To die will be an awfully big adventure.” – J.M. Barrie
Eternal Love
“Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.” – Mitch Albom
“You may be gone from my sight, but you are never gone from my heart.” – Anonymous
“The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.” – Charles Dickens
“There are no farewells for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” – Khalil Gibran
Courage and Strength
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
“We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” – Kenji Miyazawa
“In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing.” – Robert Ingersoll
“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” – Thomas Campbell
“The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears.” – John Vance Cheney
Comforting
“Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality.” – Emily Dickinson
“What is lovely never dies, but passes into another loveliness, star-dust or sea-foam, flower or winged air.” – Thomas Bailey Aldrich
“If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.” – A.A. Milne
“There is no death, only a change of worlds.” – Chief Seattle
“Those who weep recover more quickly than those who smile.” – Jean Giraudoux
Conclusion
Choosing the right quotes for a funeral order of service booklet can be a touching way to honour your loved one’s memory.
These words can offer solace, hope, and reflection to those in mourning. May these quotes provide comfort and help to commemorate a life well-lived.
