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
. D- w9 W2 }$ U5 n0 ?> begin to understand the
> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
: H9 T5 |, P- w- N# T2 r> who does understand and
. j2 p5 T# J" E- T> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
) b  N& l! \# z" s  f9 d> happened when God gave the
0 q& x. V; o, C> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
, C1 f6 J" s  n. }# M> sinful lives and to purchase
5 ?  D7 [3 l/ b* d$ U$ _' u> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
$ O7 J% f2 M* M: z> 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
, e7 G! N: M* E> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
' H' |- A' U* _) X> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
> anticipation and a longing
> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
> It is this hope that
7 ]5 |) Q% B6 A: H% G1 Q> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
$ ~6 w2 N4 g9 Y; u1 c7 h  t& \0 f> Peace comes to our hearts
- j( `' z, T) A> and says to be still and know that I am God.
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1 K) S4 u) L+ p8 I, K> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
> happens to me, I want
: ?: h; ^  V/ h( n5 M# t2 F> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
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9 y1 n) E8 x) Y' A8 Z4 c! s# ^> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
$ k( o0 Z; S- p) D0 Z" H> your wish this afternoon.
>
> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.