ORDER FOR NAMING & COMMENDATION OF A
CHILD
We gather in the name
of the God who loves us and gives us life. AMEN.
"None of us lives to
him or herself, and none of us dies to him or herself. If we
live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the
Lord; so then whether we live or whether we die, we are the
Lord's. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he
might be Lord both of the dead and of the living." Romans
14:7-9
"My sheep hear my
voice, and I know them, and they follow me; and I give them
eternal life, and they shall never perish, and no one shall
snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to
me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them
out of the Father's hand." John 10:27-29
COMMENDATION
(For stillbirth or death before baptism)
_____ , child of God, go forth in the name of God in whose
image you were created; in the name of Jesus Christ, who
redeemed you in his grace; in the name of the Holy spirit,
the comforter, who was poured out upon you in love. May you
rest in peace and dwell forever in the Kingdom of God.
AMEN
COMMENDATION
(For miscarriage)
_____ , child of God, whom we knew only in loving
anticipation and joy; we commend you to the care of God in
whose image you were created; in the name of Jesus Christ,
who redeemed you in his grace in the name of the Holy
Spirit, the Comforter, who was poured out upon you in love.
May you rest in peace and dwell forever in the Kingdom of
God. AMEN
PRAYER FOR
PARENTS
Almighty God, we call upon you to be compassionate towards
these parents in this time of grief. They yearned for a
child who is now not to be. In their sorrow and pain, may
they experience your healing presence and love, that they
may grieve with hope and without shame. We know that your
love never fails, and that you can turn the shadow of death
into daybreak. Help us all to receive your Word with
believing hearts, so that, confident in your promises, we
may have hope and be lifted out of darkness into the light
and peace of your presence; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
AMEN
THE LORD'S
PRAYER
THE
BENEDICTION
And now may the God of peace comfort you, and keep you
until your life's end. May God walk with you in your coming
in and your going out, in your laughing and your crying, in
your living and your dying. The blessing of God Almighty,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, be with you now and always.
AMEN
Let us go in
peace
N THE NAME OF CHRIST
A Mother's
Poem
One
Year After a Miscarriage
I never had a chance to hold you, oh so tight;
to see your dancing eyes in the early morning
light.
I never
touched your face, or heard your beating
heart;
I never felt you move or grow, and now we are
apart.
I hear
your tender voice when the night grows cold and
still;
I hear you calling "mama" when the rain falls on
the sill.
I see
your radiant light as the sun shines in the
sky,
in body, you're not here -- I just can't say
"good-bye".
There are
no tears or pain and that is where you are,
safe in Jesus' arms above the shining
stars.
March 7,
1995
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