Don't mention faith, God, prayers, reincarnation, paradise, or anything religious unless you know (a) that the recipient has religious beliefs, and (b) exactly what those beliefs are. Preachy stuff always irritates.

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Very helpful suggestions and I will bookmark this page for future reference. However, it seems that under the subject of FOLLOW UP MESSAGE a couple of words need edited in the first paragraph. The first line says "The first condolence message SHOULD be the last." If I am reading that correctly I think you meant to say SHOULDN'T be the last. In the last line, "This will MAKE the bereaved party deal with the loneliness associated with losing a loved one", wouldn't HELP be a better verb?

The e-mail, although incorporeal, should be ended with the same sense of appropriate finishing terms as any letter you have ever written. I always use best for nine out of ten e-mails but it really doesn’t matter as long as you finish with a word or a phrase that sfinishes the message you were trying to convey.