Condolence: Safely Home - Irish pray I am home in heaven, dear ones; Oh so happy and so bright! There is perfect joy and beauty In this everlasting light. All the pain and grief is over, Every restless tossing passed; I am now at peace forever, Safely home in heaven at last. Did you wonder how I so calmly Trod the valley of the shade? Oh, but Jesus' love illumined Every dark and fearful glade. And he came himself to meet me In that way so hard to tread; And with Jesus' arm to lean on, Could I have one doubt or dread? Then you must not grieve so sorely, For I love you dearly still; Try to look beyond earth's shadows, Pray to trust our Father's will. There is work still waiting for you, So you must not idly stand; Do it now, while life remains, You shall rest in Jesus' land. When that work is all completed, He will gently call you home; Oh, the rapture of that meeting, Oh, the joy to see you come!

Condolence: May I offer my sincere condolences. It’s heartbreaking when death separates us from our loved ones no matter how young or old they may happen to be. We are reminded in the Bible that there is One who sees our distress and pain and has promised (soon) that death will be done away with...swallowed up forever.(Isaiah25:8) He will heal our broken hearts by resurrecting our precious loved ones to life again. ( John 5:28,29). I hope in the days ahead as you reflect on the life of your loved one, and the precious memories left behind, that you will also find much comfort in God’s promises to us for the near future, for they will not fail to come true. ( Titus 1:2) My deepest sympathy to you.