Honoring humans and animals who go before us, those who have supported us in our journey through life, is heart healing and soul lifting. The tiniest ritual can bring healing to the grieving heart and open the opportunities to new connections. Hence, the human love of rituals and their significance in our lives. They mark a passage in more ways than one. Blessed be.
~ Ginger
Below is a prayer, a ritual, for a beloved animal, one who offered boundless joy and love to her human friends. It is a slightly modified version of a prayer found on the Memorial Prayer Cards website (the link to the website is below).
HEAVENLY FATHER, CREATOR OF ALL THINGS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ENTRUSTED US WITH SUCH A LOYAL FRIEND.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING THIS BEAUTIFUL ANIMAL TEACH US UNSELFISH LOVE.
THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES WE CAN RECALL TO BRIGHTEN OUR DAYS FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.
FINALLY, IN GRATITUDE, WE RETURN OUR CHERISHED COMPANION TO YOU.
AMEN.
Original prayer found on the memorialprayercards.com.