Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
> have ever imagined. Over
> and over again people tell us that they could never
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> 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
> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
4 Z/ K( g$ u2 v6 {> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
. @& ^# E$ W% [* Q  Y$ H> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
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> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
> hope. This hope, that's
" H4 i  a: v9 B' A0 w> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
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> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
: ~9 Z# x4 J8 t2 Q> anticipation and a longing
8 ^1 ^+ T- ]  Z4 U# T( c. G0 W8 g> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
! R% x( H* K; O$ b- ?> It is this hope that
> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
7 Z9 @9 s5 ?+ G2 p* x  N> Peace comes to our hearts
) T7 c* u' B6 F1 m/ Y1 x" C> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
7 Q; d/ s3 T' ^# i8 F* X> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
; W% H; S; M# ?0 z% ]> happens to me, I want
/ `7 b4 H' u- R; c, I> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
>
! k- ?9 _3 O: j> 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
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