I Leave You Now funeral reading
Here’s the next in my series of funeral readings you might like to consider for your loved one’s funeral or memorial ceremony. Some are sad, some are uplifting, some are comforting; there’s something for everyone here.
Readings are absolutely not a compulsory part of a funeral or memorial ceremony. Sometimes family members or friends desperately want to speak at their loved one’s funeral, but they haven’t got the wherewithal to write something themselves. Readings are a perfect stand-in: your emotions and feelings right there on the page ready for you to contribute.
Remember readings can be adapted – if your favourite reading is written for him, you can change it to her! If it’s written for Mum, you can change it to Dad or Grandma or Grandpa, whatever fits for you. Take out lines that don’t fit your circumstances. I just make sure to introduce such a reading as an adaptation.
I Leave You Now, author unknown
It is with regret I leave you now, with no time to prepare
I looked forward to Sundays, because you would always be there.
We all have regrets; I do too, for a life that now is spent
All those good years, where did they go? It was here and then it went.
When my life changed so quickly I was glad my children were grown
I loved each of you in my own way, although you may not always have known.
Life is precious, this I know, with you this thought I leave
I live on in your memories, so please go on with life, don’t grieve.
When you all think of me, I ask you to let your thoughts be kind
And just let a smile come upon your lips, whenever I cross your mind.