“Sharing in your sadness as you remember Dan.”.“Sharing in your sadness as you remember Juan.”.“I hope you feel surrounded by much love.”.Whatever the reason, you can absolutely be brief and still come across as warm and caring. Or maybe you didn’t know the deceased well, or at all. It could be that the card has already expressed most or all of what you wanted to say. There are many good reasons for keeping your personal sympathy message short. When You Cannot Attend the Memorial Service.Inspired? Create and share by tagging Sympathy messages: What to write in a sympathy card We hope our tips help you relax, write and share your heartfelt caring with someone who is going through a time of grief. However, you will find ideas from seasoned Hallmark writers for good, helpful and hopeful things to write in a sympathy card.
You should know right up front that you won’t find the perfect thing to write here. Our words can’t take away the pain of losing a loved one, but they can go a long way toward helping a grieving person feel loved and supported. We worry about saying the wrong thing…īut even though it’s not easy, it is important to reach out in sympathy.
We wonder what would be comforting to hear.