Prayer for a Happy Death

By Corazon C. Aquino
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:41:00 07/10/2009

Filed Under: Cory Aquino, Health

Almighty God, most merciful Father
You alone know the time
You alone know the hour
You alone know the moment
When I shall breathe my last.

So, remind me each day,
most loving Father
To be the best that I can be.
To be humble, to be kind,
To be patient, to be true.
To embrace what is good,
To reject what is evil,
To adore only You.

When the final moment does come
Let not my loved ones grieve for long.
Let them comfort each other
And let them know
how much happiness
They brought into my life.
Let them pray for me,
As I will continue to pray for them,
Hoping that they will always pray
for each other.

Let them know that they made possible
Whatever good I offered to our world.
And let them realize that our separation
Is just for a short while
As we prepare for our reunion in eternity.

Our Father in heaven,
You alone are my hope.
You alone are my salvation.
Thank you for your unconditional love, Amen.

The Prayer

The Prayer

Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask Your forgiveness and to seek your direction
and guidance. We know your Word says, “Woe to those who call evil good,” but that is exactly
what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values.
We confess:
We have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word and called it Pluralism.
We have worshipped other gods and called it Multiculturalism.
We have endorsed perversion and called it Alternative Lifestyle.
We have exploited the poor and called it Lottery.
We have rewarded laziness and called it Welfare.
We have killed our unborn and called it Choice.
We have shot abortionists and called it Justifiable.
We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building Self-esteem.
We have abused power and called it Politics.
We have coveted our neighbor’s possessions and called it Ambition.
We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it Freedom of Possession.
We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it Enlightenment.
Search us O God, and know our hearts today, cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Guide
and bless these men and women who have been sent to direct us to the center of your will. I ask
it in the name of your son, the Living Savior, JESUS CHRIST. Amen