Quirky, that's a beautiful verse. Mar/Bob, I hope that this beautiful offering from Quirky is of comfort to you. I am going to keep it handy because I find it comforting. I will always have pets, and I know I'll always have a broken heart when they pass over to the other side.
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Originally Posted by quirky3
I'm so, so sorry for your loss. That much sadness tells me how much of a gift and a blessing she was in your lives.
Here is a site with very good poems and verses to comfort people who have lost a dear pet. And here is one verse from the site -
A Parting Prayer
Dear Lord, please open your gates
and call St. Francis
to come escort this beloved companion
across the Rainbow Bridge.
Assign her to a place of honor,
for she has been a faithful servant
and has always done her best to please me.
Bless the hands that send her to you,
for they are doing so in love and compassion,
freeing her from pain and suffering.
Grant me the strength not to dwell on my loss.
Help me remember the details of her life
with the love she has shown me.
And grant me the courage to honor her
by sharing those memories with others.
Let her remember me as well
and let her know that I will always love her.
And when it's my time to pass over into your paradise,
please allow her to accompany those
who will bring me home.
Thank you, Lord,
for the gift of her companionship
and for the time we've had together.
And thank you, Lord,
for granting me the strength
to give her to you now.
Amen.
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Originally Posted by mar/bob
Hi Pet Lovers,
On Thursday we had to put our cat Snickers to sleep.
He was a beautiful Maine Coon.
We are not doing well with our loss as we are trying to
sell our home to move to TV.
Want so much for Snickers to enjoy the hot Lanai
as he loved heat.
Mar/Bob
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Mar/Bob, please accept my deepest sympathies. Losing a beloved family member is so painful. All of us who have loved and lost pets share your pain. I always find that creating a little "tribute" area helps me cope, usually with a picture, a candle, a collar or leash, perhaps a little statue, perhaps a copy of Quirky's verse. I just like to mark the passing in some way and honor my pet's memory.