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
: z! u- K, i4 u/ \' x1 H> begin to understand the
> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
, ]1 t& n4 ?' N( j1 B3 i8 T> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
- @; r6 u2 }( v> happened when God gave the
> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
5 C. v& k* U& v> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
: P- Y3 f) Z+ V8 i: o. D: U6 y> His son from the dead
& N( k6 j6 c* h9 w$ ?1 Z> 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
> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
8 D! L( W# a3 p: w4 ?$ W0 ?> certainty based on the
; j( C4 O" H! n7 J0 R> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
/ U  V& X/ l- N" i> anticipation and a longing
> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
9 Y7 ?: q: [4 A8 q3 s# R: L> It is this hope that
4 `: r1 F7 o1 C> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
9 Q9 c1 A$ `! z2 U  v  b& p! Z> Peace comes to our hearts
> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
0 g# k. b9 m$ l0 U1 d5 |> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
& a' K! i6 s( Q% y( B> happens to me, I want
: X9 z( C$ k! a$ Q* B> 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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> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
8 J' N+ B7 q: N( @7 d4 I' ]" |> wait.