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| The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could8 Y: L) {" S" j2 c% B+ Q > have ever imagined. Over- V" e2 V7 O1 W) ^, ?
 > and over again people tell us that they could never7 f6 m: y# p  x- ?3 y& |4 p* m. s
 > begin to understand the; x( N) u+ H$ Y. h3 z6 }  c
 > depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One. T- f& g! m  @+ N8 J
 > who does understand and
 , ]; S' K1 \3 e1 V! h& I- z+ F> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It% v0 X7 l+ C( U8 C5 H' ?
 > happened when God gave the# Y+ I& V% {; E( y# Z
 > sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem$ B, L$ E7 }1 X
 > sinful lives and to purchase2 \/ }: n% n% y. Q) X/ ~: ?
 > forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
 : d+ o. ?% E% ?> His son from the dead# g3 z. L# K1 D: p7 Y6 d
 > and conquered death. It is though this event where
 & V3 E7 K, W8 |) c; |> human history was: |* k& f( }. M- z% X; c0 {* K+ D
 > intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have: h9 a. q6 ^% a( C- H6 W0 V) G
 > hope. This hope, that's
 $ ~) p" n# U. Q9 v( t* U& ~; B> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a+ J5 a; D! n( F
 > certainty based on the
 # {, h7 ^! J$ c+ g- p  V: `; ^> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
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 6 f$ m5 E6 E; a* G: n> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
 ( l8 r4 V- {% h> It is this hope that/ U0 x, G! q) o/ k- j2 D0 k
 > will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
 " M' j0 V$ H+ [1 P9 b> Peace comes to our hearts
 8 i, u! i2 g" G" V+ ?, {) f- X> and says to be still and know that I am God.* M3 M+ L* q$ h* B; J" t
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 > Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
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 > people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."7 g, a# G1 Q$ e3 B( M% O
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 > Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
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 * I4 w3 u. @7 p+ Y> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly& V) M8 ]4 s' l' B! q% h: N# ?
 > wait.
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