Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
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> and over again people tell us that they could never
> begin to understand the
' o  Y, e/ X" U* f6 L: z> 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
; e% D. Z2 O5 v0 n: L  R7 d$ y, }9 v> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
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  v; l! J% y9 E3 `# A3 X/ d8 i> 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
- G: }" @8 {+ Y* M: Z* x> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
> anticipation and a longing
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> It is this hope that
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> Peace comes to our hearts
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>
: O1 z7 ], H$ I/ ~% }8 |> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
: F' f& L' X- f> happens to me, I want
> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
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# V' T) m) Y$ R$ s> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
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> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.