Short Funeral Prayers for Family
Lord, be near our family today. We loved them, and we miss them already.
Thank You for every year, every meal shared, every ordinary day we got to spend together. Hold the one we love safely in Your keeping, and hold the rest of us while we learn to say goodbye.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
More Short Funeral Prayers
A prayer in loving memory
Father, we give You thanks for a life well loved. May everything good in them live on in us — their kindness, their laughter, their faith. Keep them in Your peace, and keep us in Your care. Amen.
A short prayer before the service
God of all comfort, steady us in this hour. Give us words when we must speak, and Your quiet presence when we cannot. Amen.
A short prayer for the days after
Lord, when the family goes home and the house is quiet, stay close to each of us. Turn our grief, in Your time, into grateful remembering. Amen.
When to Pray This
These short prayers work anywhere in a funeral or memorial service — printed in the program, read by a family member, or spoken around the table afterward. Change any word so it sounds like your family; add your loved one's name. Short prayers are not lesser prayers — God hears the heart, not the word count.
A Verse to Hold On To
"The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit." — Psalm 34:18 (KJV)