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
> begin to understand the
> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
> 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
> sinful lives and to purchase
; F: M! P( x$ n6 }( E- x9 B> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
7 |8 W% q9 p$ @> human history was
4 K  I- F- K" z) }; o> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
; F5 {& B- K0 |; g/ v$ y/ Q> hope. This hope, that's
" O+ B4 l  g  N  C> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
> certainty based on the
$ ~8 P+ C8 S- o2 F# J9 b% D: J3 t> 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.
> It is this hope that
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> Peace comes to our hearts
. y/ W: ]. k5 ~; U1 s1 ?3 \> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
! T3 d2 T# |/ D9 r% P/ o> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
7 C8 N) _0 [) ]2 e) T> happens to me, I want
" L5 O; G) d: }- z$ X& \& y' C> 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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& O$ V# p0 F$ {1 [& F( b> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
2 r* h3 I. U) P" e> wait.