A Celebration of Life for Steven Carey at home of Sheila and Ed Carey Bohon in Ellijay, Georgia, Bridget Mary Meehan ARCWP

Opening Prayer

 

At Liturgy today we celebrated the life of Steve.  

He now rests with the loving God who created him and us and this beautiful earth. 

We rejoice that Steve has entered the fullness of our Creator’s tender embrace where there are no more tears or suffering. 

We pray for all who mourn him- especially his dear family- Sheila and Ed -and all who loved him- that they may be comforted.

Scripture: 1 John 4:11-12, 17

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 

No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God lives in us and God’s love is made complete in us. 

God is love. 

Whoever lives in love lives in God and God in them. 

This is how love is made complete among us. 

These are the inspired words of the author of John and we respond to them by saying -Amen

Interment of Ashes:

Steve lives now in the infinite embrace of Divine Love. 

He is set free from his physical body and lives a new life in the Spirit. 

Now, we bless his cremains and gently place them into their final resting place - this sacred soil- in the mountains of Georgia.

We give thanks for the promise of eternal life in Christ and look forward to our happy reunion with Steve and all our loved ones in the life to come.

A Blessing from the Book of Numbers 6: 24-27

(Please join me by extending your hands in blessing)

Steve, may our loving God bless and keep you.

May God’s face shine upon you and be gracious to you.

May God look upon you kindly and give you peace. 

And now as we go forward, we bless each other and pray:

an Irish blessing.

May the road rise up to meet you. 

May the wind be always at your back. 

May the sun shine warm upon your face; 

the rains fall soft upon your fields and 

until we meet again, 

may you be held in the palm of God’s hand!