Lord, I miss them. The absence is real, and some days the grief is fresh again as if it only just happened. I thank You for the life they lived and for the ways they shaped mine.
I ask You now: have mercy on their soul. Forgive them as You have promised to forgive all who call upon You. Grant them the fullness of joy in Your presence. And let them know — somehow — that they are remembered, they are loved, and they are not forgotten. Amen.