My Mother in Law passed away suddenly on 7-15-07. My husband and I are trying our best to come up with some type of inspirational message to have engraved on the headstone. I have seen one that goes something like"Don't weep for me..........." something along those lines.In other words the message is basically from the deceased asking those who visit her grave not to mourn but to be happy for her because she is at peace and no longer in any pain. Can anyone think of something along the lines of that. The marker has to be the inground, flat granite or bronze so my space is limited, I think a single headmarker is aprroximately 2foot by 2 foot and you can add about 6 inches to the length and width,but it still isn't like the headstones that are above ground,they have lots more room. Unfortunately,her grave plot in in a section of the cemetary that requires the flat inground headstones only. Appreciate any help!
Christy
2007-07-26 07:50:59 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Something simple like A Beautiful Life, a Legacy of Love. The headstone should not be written in the voice of the deceased unless they have requested it.
2007-07-26 08:00:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you thinking of this anonymous poem?:
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
It's acceptable to take chunks of poems and put them on gravestones, even from copyright works. If you do a search you'll be able to find a lot of poems on death (or life, or love) from which you can select chunks. Sometimes it's even nice to just have something as simple as "Life was her passion, family was her pride."
2007-07-26 07:58:07 · answer #2 · answered by Schwarma 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Here are a couple.
The things we touch have no permanence. My master would say: there is nothing we can hold onto in this world. Only by letting go can we truly possess what is real."
Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The Main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away
Believe me when I say I’ll keep you in my heart,
Now and forever till we meet again.
Please don’t cry for what is gone,
Because for us there is no end.
I promise I’ll always carry you inside my heart,
And think of you till the day we meet again.
So dry your tears and smile for me,
Despite the pain this is not the end.
I hope these help.
2007-07-26 08:01:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Dont cry for me.
I'm finally free.....
From the song, Wish you were here, by Mark Harris:
I wanted to tell you how closely Ive kept
The memories of you in my heart
And all of the lifetimes that we've had to share
Live even though we're apart
But don't cry for me
'Cause I'm finally free
To run with the angels
On streets made of gold
To listen to stories of saints new and old
To worship our Maker
That's where I'll be
When you finally find me
Now don't you be weary cause waiting for you
Are wonders that you've never known
Just hold on to Jesus, reach out for His hands
And one day they'll welcome you home
And that's when you'll be
Finally Free
Finally Free
And all of the dreams that you treasure
Will soon come together
And that's when your sorrow will find tomorrow And you will rise again
to run with the angels.
`
2007-07-26 07:55:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I'm so afraid to love you, but more afraid to loose
Clinging to a past that doesn't let me choose
Once there was a darkness, deep and endless night
You gave me everything you had, oh you gave me light
And I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
- - - Sarah McLachlan, "I Will Remember You"
2007-07-26 07:59:59 · answer #5 · answered by Miss. American Nightmare 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Free your body and soul
Unfold your powerful wings
Climb up the highest mountains
Kick your feet up in the air
You may now live forever
Or return to this earth
Unless you feel good where you are
2007-07-26 08:01:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The righteous shall go into life eternal.
Matthew 25:46
Whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:15
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Matthew 5:8
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.
Philippians 1:3
To live in the hearts of those we love is never to die
Your love will light my way,
your memory will ever be with me
May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace
2007-07-26 07:57:25 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If your mother-in-law was religious, I like "oldschl82's" answer. If not, you could try:
"Death is a tragedy ... but only for the living. We who have died go on to other things."
- Charles de Lint, Into the Green
My condolences to you and your family.
2007-07-26 08:06:41 · answer #8 · answered by hapetobme 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Celebrate what I have given to you in my living,
Rather than mourn what I will no longer be able to give to you in my death.
In this way my life will have carried with it purpose and meaning,
By continuing to live through you and not dying with me.
This is something I just wrote on the spot here, It's probably too long for your use, though.
2007-07-26 07:59:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
You know you can google inspirational sayings and you will get a bunch of websites that you can choose by catogory or author the sayings...There are so many awesome ones I wouldn't even know where to begin with out knowing the deceased...Sorry for you loss..
2007-07-26 07:55:15 · answer #10 · answered by Knock Knock 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋