Burial with Funeral Officiant and Farewell Speaker – I Have Given You the Farewell Kiss! Prayer and Meditation at the Burial

The Essence of the Burial with Funeral Speaker: Prayer, Meditation, and the Farewell Kiss

The burial with a funeral speaker or farewell speaker is a mystical practice rooted in spiritual traditions, yet in my ceremonies, I seamlessly blend it with the clarity of Zen, the depth of Christian wisdom, and monastic tradition. It symbolizes the cycle of life and death: The farewell kiss as an act of love, followed by prayer and meditation that guide the soul into peace. At a funeral or farewell ceremony, we invite the relatives to symbolically hold the deceased's hand in quiet meditation – a prayer that blesses the parting and celebrates the immortality of love.

As in the words of a touching poem: “I have given you the farewell kiss and cling nervously to your hand. Already I warn you to pay attention to this and that. Man is mute.” So the farewell appears in this ceremony: As a dark, unwounded, cruel something that shows the beautifully connected once more, holds it out, and tears it apart. Yet we find solace in prayer: “How I felt what farewell means... a waving, no longer directed at me, a gentle continuing wave – perhaps a plum tree from which a cuckoo hastily flew away.” The meditation opens space for inner images of eternal rest, where harmonies resonate and the soul finds peace. At the end of the burial, we bless with the words: “All the best on the final journey and rest in peace!” – a powerful symbol for the transformation that awaits us all.

Why a Burial with Funeral Speaker and Farewell Speaker in Your Memorial Service?

In times of deep grief, when the heart weeps and the soul searches – “Away! Now on the street, weeping chokes me. I look around in wonder. For even weeping does not say what we mean. Man is mute.” – the burial with prayer and meditation offers a space for healing. It is open to all faiths: Christians find in it the wisdom of resurrection, spiritual seekers the connection to higher realms, and those searching the mystical depth of parting. As a funeral speaker in Zurich or Switzerland, I adapt it to the location – whether on a cemetery in the mountains, by Lake Zurich, or in the forest during an alternative funeral where ashes are scattered. The ceremony becomes a mirror of the deceased's personality: harmonious, dignified, and infused with love, whether in traditional burial forms or alternative farewells.

My ceremonies connect the clarity of Zen with the depth of Christian wisdom and monastic tradition. Thus, your memorial service becomes a conscious, symbolic, and unforgettable experience – from heart to heart. Whether at a burial on the cemetery, a remembrance ceremony in a familiar circle, or scattering ashes in the mountains, by the lake, or in the forest – the ceremony honors the theme of life and death symbolically. “To others I have written many verses, to you only here and there a small word. Does that not testify to lesser power in loving? Do I not depart from you as a debtor?” It reminds us that even in farewell, love remains immeasurable and carries us – “O beloved, immeasurable was the love that bound us two.”

Master Reding as Your Funeral Speaker and Farewell Speaker: Guidance with Dignity and Mindfulness

As a free funeral speaker with a Christian background, I welcome relatives of all traditions. Upon request, we interweave symbols and rituals – from prayer and meditation to personal farewell words – so that every mourner finds comfort in their own language of faith. In Zurich, the surrounding mountains, or by Lake Zurich, I shape funerals and burials that breathe spiritual depth and heal the soul. Contact me to plan your personal burial with funeral speaker – an act of honor that bids farewell to the deceased in gratitude.

Let us build bridges together between heaven and earth. I am here to accompany you with an open heart.