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
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> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
3 K$ o3 `- m0 f> who does understand and
> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
> happened when God gave the
% l7 g, R) v: I2 ~0 B5 A> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
> sinful lives and to purchase
2 R5 v5 Y. q7 |& k> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
# b. z  i' Y! s> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
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> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
> hope. This hope, that's
5 r  B  U; f+ R7 @! Z> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
& G/ M, o6 H! v3 d% R" B! S7 x' O> certainty based on the
1 ~% X2 x- x% j: W' L9 N> 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.
2 r' o4 {" ^4 {+ _> It is this hope that
+ }2 t7 P$ C/ D% _. Q" ?: O. _  @, o> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
> 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
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> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
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: h) A  N7 ]2 ~> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
>
" w/ M3 }& g7 A: ?0 r6 p; O> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
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