Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
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* F6 ?+ ]$ A" h  s# b$ i> and over again people tell us that they could never
  H) P5 ~* U. S1 G> begin to understand the
$ d1 g9 P: \5 x' m- H7 U( r> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
> happened when God gave the
% G# Y0 _$ N3 ?> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
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> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
+ W# J& R+ Q8 U& k% a! F> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
> human history was
5 K& A! ?% o- v7 d> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
: V# n8 e7 g: V6 j6 m> 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
> anticipation and a longing
$ u9 R. L- S; M  y) Y4 \- U. ?> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
> It is this hope that
3 ^$ T' z; R* W2 a2 {> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
& p; O; K3 @; Y  O/ \& }- J/ u' S5 ]> Peace comes to our hearts
$ u" W1 }) X) _2 w) w% c5 F. ]> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
5 G* V* o4 Q2 H  @> 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."
>
> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
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& A# t: N4 }  Y0 x3 R4 z0 }( ^> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
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