Heavenly Father,
We commend our Cousin Rufus Chapman, Sr., to you, God our Father.
Now that he has passed from this life, may he live on in Your presence.
Your power brings us to birth, Your providence guides our lives, and by Your command we return to dust.
Lord, those who die still live in Your presence, their lives change but do not end.
I pray in hope for my family, relatives and friends, and for all the dead known to You alone.
In company with Christ, Who died and now lives, may they rejoice in Your kingdom, where all our tears are wiped away. Unite us together again in one family, to sing Your praise forever and ever.
In Your mercy and love, forgive whatever sins he may have committed through human weakness. We ask this through Christ our Lord in Jesus name. --- Amen.