Gratitudes.

1. Giving Sorrow Words: Families and Funerals.

2. In Loving Memory: Composing a Service.

3. Inviting Holy Space: Prayers and Meditations, Candles and Poetry.

4. Decisions: Thinking When You Are Least Able to Think.

5. Soul Sketch: Creating a Memorial Portrait.

6. All Deaths Are Not Equal: The Many Faces of Death.

7. Family Ties and Family Lies: When Your Family Is Alienated.

8. Earth, Air, Fire, Water: Committal Ceremonies.

9. The Seasons of Grief: Rituals Through the First Year and Beyond.

Epilogue.

Notes.

Resource One: Between Death and Committal: Blessing and Preparing a Body.

Resource Two: Five Services Created by Families and Friends.

Resource Three: Readings, Prayers, and Blessings.

Recommended Reading and Resources.

The Author.

Index.