We need not walk alone.
We are the Compassionate Friends.
We reach out to each other with
love, with understanding and with hope.
Our children have died at all
ages and from many different causes, but our love for our children unites
us.
Your pain becomes my pain just
as your hope becomes my hope.
We come together from all walks
of life, from many different circumstances.
We are a unique family because
we represent many races and creeds.
We are young, and we are old.
Some of us are far along in
our grief, but others still feel a grief so fresh
And so intensely painful that
we feel helpless and see no hope.
Some of us have found our faith
to be a source of strength;
Some of us are struggling to
find answers.
Some of us are angry, filled
with guilt or in deep depression;
Others radiate an inner peace.
But whatever pain we bring to
this gathering of The Compassionate Friends,
It is pain we will share just
as we share with each other our love for our children.
We are all seeking and struggling
to build a future for ourselves,
But we are committed to building
that future together
As we reach out to each other
in love
And share the pain as well as
the joy,
Share the anger as well as the
peace
Share the faith as well as the
doubts
And help each other to grieve
as well as to grow.
We need not walk alone.
We are The Compassionate Friends.