Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
> have ever imagined. Over
$ g0 ?  N' T, n' ?) D& K7 l> and over again people tell us that they could never
> begin to understand the
> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
( @) S9 I* w4 |> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
> happened when God gave the
> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
3 ]+ ^( T5 [) h0 c1 L> His son from the dead
# H5 L' L8 \- l8 S+ U> and conquered death. It is though this event where
1 J6 g" J# O: D7 `% K0 L> human history was
/ F: g0 c! ?4 m' L* T& r6 Z- Y> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
> hope. This hope, that's
> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
1 ?; r. P! r) j2 S# W6 v> anticipation and a longing
: f; {% g1 {! C) L> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
+ \$ q+ m5 Y+ A2 X8 r) p. W> It is this hope that
. W& l% @" C2 e& ~> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
8 x- a- ^; ]7 t* H! W5 f. M1 S> Peace comes to our hearts
> and says to be still and know that I am God.
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, Z0 m' a% I1 B7 u" t) f> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
& ?1 }5 t, ^  a% a> happens to me, I want
5 z& P+ [7 j8 c> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
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> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
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> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.