Dear Lord, please open your gates

and escort our beloved companion Oscar

across the Rainbow Bridge.



Assign him to a place of honour,

for he has been a faithful son

and has always done his best for us.



Bless the hands that send him to you,

for they are doing so in love and compassion,

freeing him from pain and suffering.



Grant us the strength not to dwell on our loss.

Help us remember the details of his life

with the love he has shown us.

And grant us the courage to honour him

by sharing those memories with others.



Let him remember us as well

and let him know that we will always love him.

And when it's our time to pass over into your paradise,

please allow him to accompany those

who will bring us home.



Thank you, Lord,

for the gift of his companionship

and for the time we've had together.



And thank you Lord,

for granting me the strength

to give him to you now.