Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
> have ever imagined. Over
  V& j" W1 s: o3 g, V> and over again people tell us that they could never
6 A' e% a, J* x( S4 G  k# f> begin to understand the
1 D: g" _+ ]  `$ d6 l1 y* _9 K5 B> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
6 H( b' r0 F& k> who does understand and
> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
> happened when God gave the
9 d5 h1 q7 \; e# t7 _> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
> sinful lives and to purchase
  ]7 M* z5 p) I0 ^4 }4 B% v3 K2 x> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
$ f8 A- t' A, A> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
> human history was
> 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
4 N  a/ ]9 ^; @* B( `2 h' u% o> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
! O1 M0 z6 L1 V- R' k> anticipation and a longing
) N! ^6 l- k) {$ q; B8 z! x> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
$ y. I, g( k2 L& u2 h> It is this hope that
8 J8 z9 W2 D+ U9 d! i1 o( ?> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
> Peace comes to our hearts
, {' G0 y7 N, c2 J4 O> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
" c, }' m/ |7 |1 n> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
> happens to me, I want
> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
>
* m5 {: T' u6 e: [> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
, d- v8 k7 t5 [> your wish this afternoon.
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5 {( z6 [% D5 }( ?, [> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.