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Meditation for Kindling the Yahrzeit Candle

At this moment, I pause for thought in memory of my beloved _______________. I give thanks for the blessing of life, of companionship and of memory.  I am grateful for the strength and faith that sustained me in the hour of my bereavement.  Though sorrow lingers, I have learned that love is stronger than death.  Though my loved one is beyond my sight, I do not despair for I sense my beloved in my heart as a living presence.
        
Sustained by words of faith, comforted by precious memories, I kindle the Yahrzeit light in remembrance.  As this light burns purely and clearly, so may the blessed memory of the goodness of _______________ who has gone to his/her eternal resting place be given life everlasting, and may his/her memory be a source of blessing to those who knew and loved him/her. 

Amen