Hello Erika. My apologies for the delayed response.
I'll add words stressing courage in James's journey. With regards to changing his understanding of the reasons to move on in any way, if I may, I'd advise that group prayer may not be the most elegant tool for that. Talking to hims yourself, as you are surely already doing, may be all that is called for. If for some reason you receive signs or intuitions that he isn't moving on in a healthy fashion, we can revise the prayer to account for the new circumstances.
Regarding the part in support of you yourself, I wrestled with the wording a bit for the second half. It's my feeling that prayer shouldn't compel behavior. For now, how is the following?
"May Erika's partner James, who passed away on April 4th after a battle with cancer, be blessed, soothed, and lent courage in his soul's onward journey; may Erika be blessed with the support she needs in this difficult time, and be granted the strength and self-understanding to avoid unhealthy levels of darkness and despair."
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Date: 2024-04-06 05:42 pm (UTC)I'll add words stressing courage in James's journey. With regards to changing his understanding of the reasons to move on in any way, if I may, I'd advise that group prayer may not be the most elegant tool for that. Talking to hims yourself, as you are surely already doing, may be all that is called for. If for some reason you receive signs or intuitions that he isn't moving on in a healthy fashion, we can revise the prayer to account for the new circumstances.
Regarding the part in support of you yourself, I wrestled with the wording a bit for the second half. It's my feeling that prayer shouldn't compel behavior. For now, how is the following?
"May Erika's partner James, who passed away on April 4th after a battle with cancer, be blessed, soothed, and lent courage in his soul's onward journey; may Erika be blessed with the support she needs in this difficult time, and be granted the strength and self-understanding to avoid unhealthy levels of darkness and despair."