Below are the readings for days 1-7 of the Vigil Honoring Ongoing Bonds, to be read for the deceased in entirety 2x daily if possible.
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Dedication May the Results Of This reading effort Be for The benefit of The present and future needs Of All Beings Everywhere Prayer of Unity I am one in this body I am one within this mind I am one in these feelings I am one within this self I am one in this being I am one within the laws I am one in the Chamber I am one to do this task Reader’s Invocation To be read before the reading for the first 7 days of the 49 day cycle I invoke the presence of My highest possible State of being With full attention Into this moment As I begin This Reading task. It is my intention To serve In this small way To assist the spirit…the soul… the Being Who we knew as ________________ I acknowledge the impermanence Of human life And the suffering That uncertainty About what follows death Brings to surviving family and friends I acknowledge death As the destination of all Human bodies Including my own And the one In which the being We knew as _________________ Found a temporary home I acknowledge Hope as a gesture offered to offset Loss and Grief My hope is that the Being We knew as ________________ moved beyond the body And entered a larger world of spirit and was welcomed home May my reading Find __________________ No matter where they are And May it guide them as needed May this invocation Fortify my sincerity Diminish my doubt and fear May I find the strength to focus In spite of uncertainty About my role as a reader And about what happens to the being Beyond the death of the body I acknowledge Gratitude for This opportunity To serve In this manner In this time of sorrowful necessity May God And spiritual beings everywhere Support my reading effort By allowing me to work In the light of Grace **OPTIONAL** The Uncertain Man’s Prayer To be read before the reading for the first 7 days of the 49 day cycle (optional) Initial Disclaimer and Apology to the Subject of this Reading Cycle This reading is directed to the deceased…others may read this with that understanding. There are people of faith … who believe … that they know …with certainty… what happens beyond death. If you are a person of strong faith … this prayer intends you no harm – please accept my apology in advance for these words. To those …who believe in an immortal soul …that may be accepted…into a Christian view of Heaven… if you are not there already …go in peace to that place …may you rest in peace This prayer … is from a less certain reader … to those who pass …with uncertainty … into any existence …beyond this life. So ____________ you are out there now You are gone from your life… from the life of your family and friends I remember you as you were when I saw you last I hold on to memories of when I saw you at your best The least that I can offer… to your memory … is to recall you daily…in a prayer … for… God willing… up to 49 consecutive days Today is the ____day of this reading cycle that I started on ____________ I do not know, if all that you were in human life, has dispersed, into nothing It could be … that all that is left of you… is the memory of you… in the minds of those who remain in human life And that is my most heartfelt fear … that for all of us…death is the end … and then nothingness I shudder to think … that all of our most cherished hopes… about an eternal and peaceful afterlife … are merely…misguided imaginings I do not truly know if anything, that was part of you in human life, survived the death of the body I must proceed as if you are out there to receive this reading What I hope for you… I hope that your eternal Being survived the death of your body … and was not dispersed I hope that your Being is assisted by any guide that you see I hope that your Being is accepted by your image of God I hope that you are at peace… free of pain… joined with spiritual beings …who rest with you … in the presence … of your image of God Although I speculate…I cannot know… with any certainty… what you now know…with, what I imagine … is the unrelenting intensity …and intermittent … clarity and confusion …of direct experience of the dying process You know, now, what, if anything, survives human life You know, now, what aspects of your human life survived Or, you know nothing - and these words merely console my uncertain heart and mind – with a task – a gesture – a vigil in honor of your memory You now know… and have encountered whatever it is that happens next You now know… see… experience… what is unknown to those who remain in human life You now know… the options with which you are confronted You now know… what you have at your disposal…to assist you… in making a move… toward any option… that either you may choose…or you are forced to take You now know…the combination of factors that determine what you see… experience You now know… if these factors include remnants of the human life that you left behind You now know… how remnant factors of your human life interact or combine with what is happening… now… around you… to you You now know…if anything is happening, in an auditory, visual, vibrational, gravitational, electrical, chemical, spiritual, karmic manner You now know… if memory of your experience in human life stays with you You now know… if memories, of what you believed in life, about the afterlife, have any impact… now… on what you see … experience Do you see any spiritual guide in whom you had faith during your human life? Do you see Jesus? Do you see some other spiritual guide? Do you see your image of God? If your Being … has already found … a way … to the place where you need to be … may you continue … to rest there in peace If you have not found … the support and guidance … that you need ...to find your way … then may my words … be of service to you You now know… if words have any meaning to any part of you that survived human life You now know… if there is anything that you need, from a reader, or from any living person You now know… if there is something that can be said that will improve your situation or help you to manage… whatever is happening…to you…around you … now I hope that my words and intentions assist you in some small way I am asking you now to remember that you are loved in the human world There are many who wish you well and who pray for you in their own way I will pray for you in this way to mark your passing. This ends the Uncertain Man's Prayer Day ___ of a 49 Day Cycle Date:________________ Christian Invocation of Protection Recommended to be read twice daily days 1-7 of the 49 day cycle with the Reading for the Immediate Afterlife (below) I ask for help… on your behalf __________________ if you are unable to ask… due to your moving beyond physical forms… I ask for help… for you … from spiritual beings … if they are out there… to hear this request for protection Jesus, Son of God, Savior of the World, protect ____________ take them to your heart, Love them as your own May all spiritual beings… aligned with a Loving God… with the capacity to help… provide assistance to ____________. Guide them to respite… in heaven… if that is possible … Or… guide them to a place of refuge… in the clear light… with Jesus… And other spiritual beings intending to be aligned with a Loving God Or…should their experience… beyond physical forms… require such help… I ask spiritual beings… to guide them back… to a re-birth among the living… within a community of spiritual beings… pursuing a connection… to a Loving God… from which _________ may continue their spiritual journey Oh you spiritual being …whom we knew as ______________ in your human life… just recently ended … hear my words Reading for the Immediate Afterlife Recommended to be read twice daily from day 1 to day 7 of the 49 day reading cycle along with the Christian Invocation of protection Another day begins / has passed in the human sector… I do not know what you experience as our days change here… I do not know if you experience a flow of time I read today to assist you to move … toward wherever it is … that you need to be … to continue your eternal spiritual path…with a hope that you remain able to resume your path beyond the death of your body I do not know what you see… feel… experience… as each day passes in the human sector I do not know if your experience changes in a physical, vibrational, gravitational, electrical, chemical, spiritual sense I do not know if the passage out of your human life remains disorienting this many days from your passing I do not know if you are at ease … or full of fear, confusion, or other strong emotions I ask you to remember that anything that is happening now… is … of God You are with God… God is with you… no matter what you see… feel…or experience If you feel fear … Don’t panic…let it go … be at peace… and be with God … Remember… What I hope for you… that your spirit is assisted by any guide that you see that your spirit is accepted by your image of God that you are at peace, free of pain, joined with spiritual beings who rest with you in the presence of your image of God I am asking you now to remember that you are loved in the human world There are many who wish you well and who pray for you in their own way I will pray for you in this way to mark your passing
