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• Grief from loss is an ugly, sticky thing that colors everything in sadness and chaos. It robs all moments of joy and many a bereaved person have been lost in its abyss.
• A kind word or acknowledgment of their pain can offer solace during a difficult time.

Talking Points

• Please accept our deepest sympathy and heartfelt thoughts.
• May time accomplish what no words can do.
• Words are so inadequate at a time like this.
• May God be with you at this time.
• There is so little one can say, but my heart goes out to you.
• My heart is reaching out to you in sympathy and prayer.
• May the comfort of friends and family be your strength now and in the days ahead.
• May God hold you in His arms and heal the sorrow that you feel.
• May God hold you in the palm of His hand and comfort you with His everlasting love.
• Our sympathy and warmest thoughts are with you now.
• Expressing sympathy is always difficult, but all we can say is how sorry we are.
• We’re with you in our thoughts today.
• Our thoughts are with you in this time of sorrow.
• May memories be a source of comfort at this time.
• May it help to know that friends are sharing the sorrow in your heart.
• May time be a source of healing for you.
• Please remember that if you need us, we’re only a phone call away.
• Hope these words convey our heartfelt sympathy during your time of loss.
• Sometimes things are easier to bear when you know friends care.
• May time and love bring you peace.
• With sincere and heartfelt sympathy in your time of sorrow.
• Sharing in your sorrow and offering deepest sympathy.
• May the love of family and friends bring you peace and comfort.
• Caring thoughts are with you.
• Hoping my deepest sympathy brings you comfort in some small way.
• May you find consolation in knowing that others care.
• Please remember that your loss is shared by those who care and understand.
• May God’s love give you strength during your time of sorrow.
• Sharing your sorrow in the loss of your loved one.
• Hoping these words of sympathy will comfort you in your time of sorrow.
• You’re in my thoughts and in my prayers.
• People pass on, but their memory lives on in our hearts.

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