Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
> have ever imagined. Over
( o( v1 c. X$ c; J: @> and over again people tell us that they could never
) c2 b# U# X6 e> begin to understand the
& a/ q9 R. D' O7 z6 C. R- k: Z8 v6 J> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
( |8 @' Z" s# q: p, A> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
> happened when God gave the
> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
6 W" Y* r& e1 \, ]: n> sinful lives and to purchase
: k* v. D" J4 h5 C- [8 f> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
: z# _4 M- g+ a3 g# ?, b> 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
: V: T; I9 w$ ?2 ~> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
, I3 j+ d0 G. @: q> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
> anticipation and a longing
5 H+ k' I3 g; f  {7 i> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
% D2 w! b: m- S1 ]% |) }5 K; W$ M> It is this hope that
> 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.
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% x1 o1 H  _- C; h0 \0 V: }# ?$ t4 `0 L> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
> happens to me, I want
7 _; m* l% z' r7 c- e> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
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> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
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7 ]* e0 T# e, n> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
/ |( U, |. b5 P# J" e> wait.