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
> begin to understand the
4 Z6 [8 B5 b" a( x1 k> 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
8 G6 \. ^, N" g- B. G  e$ E> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
7 f% ]+ O8 z8 D" t" |* m( u: k> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
' w9 S$ o! n/ p0 y* f> and conquered death. It is though this event where
$ _; @  v, m6 t8 U: {- ?9 |* ^7 T) Q> human history was
> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
5 W1 g$ k! `3 U2 V; U, j/ ~, [> hope. This hope, that's
& t' t8 R" J. M9 j; H> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
" H( m; V: A6 l0 A> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
1 m8 w/ f/ p0 Q% w1 O' h7 n> anticipation and a longing
2 T: Y' ~7 \- a: f> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
> It is this hope that
% G* v, w1 a4 k/ s( u0 W; p0 n> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
; d+ z* Z- x, R( g: ?, i> Peace comes to our hearts
6 Z0 l7 m$ X+ h. k/ h> and says to be still and know that I am God.
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4 t/ ?/ _+ h9 M$ o> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
5 d" h! H& T1 b5 y( w+ }6 i> happens to me, I want
) q4 E& M2 A2 r" V& M! e> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
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. y% F, N( Y, |6 }. x> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
# \( x2 x, L- M' [, G+ N> your wish this afternoon.
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> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
( _1 h4 C- K( R: d! ^# T0 U1 b. x> wait.