Father God, I want to thank you for giving to us this wonderful man to love and cherish all of our days. I want to thank you for bringing him peace and comfort and allowing us to be with him when You called him Home to his eternal life with You. You have given us peace in knowing he is Your child and has been forgiven of his sins and have entered the gates of Heaven to walk with you. Thank you that you gave him great wisdom that he could pass on to all that came into his life. Father God, he asked that if this was to be then he would not interfere and You blessed him for allowing Your will be done in his life. In his death, Father, please do not let those who loved him grieve his passing for You have called him to be with You. Comfort them in knowing You have completely restored him and know that he loved each and everyone of us just as You do. We ask for this, in Jesus Name, we pray, Amen. ************************************************************ Almighty Father, eternal God, hear our prayers for Your son Lowell whom You have called from this life to Yourself. Grant him light, happiness, and peace. Let him pass in safety through the gates of death, and live forever with all Your saints in the light You promised to Abraham and to all his descendants in faith. Guard him from all harm and on that great day of resurrection and reward. Raise him up with all Your saints. Pardon his sins and give him eternal life in Your kingdom. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen ************************************************************ Psalm 23 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. ************************************************************ Matthew 6:9-13 New International Version (NIV) THE LORD'S PRAYER: “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’"