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
1 a7 _! F! _( c# k$ K> begin to understand the
> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
8 ?; p2 d8 M% C, S9 c4 Y> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
  g: ]1 c% {! [1 B> happened when God gave the
> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
> sinful lives and to purchase
' c, i% S3 W9 N' ~. Z: v* L> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
6 |; {; O8 B/ c# J3 a9 S/ J5 S> and conquered death. It is though this event where
> human history was
. e# |# q1 z# K* m# c, |  ?6 E> 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
4 @. M) v& c" q, ?6 ]) G! _> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
( d8 x, G, Z' B+ p> anticipation and a longing
3 v& E' |8 u+ ?> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
> It is this hope that
3 l  V) A. p& w$ D  R+ P> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
2 O' a. d2 Q4 B, j' g* ^: q> Peace comes to our hearts
> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
> happens to me, I want
> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
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> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
4 X+ _% j* ]$ f> your wish this afternoon.
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! w" E/ c0 ~" x9 Q! f+ I) O/ }> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
5 I8 r) T7 g5 S& r> wait.