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
6 @/ P" p9 L7 q> 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
; J1 [( f  l" {> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
9 E# r! E0 X# o# o# z! B" U% Q! k> His son from the dead
1 m' n& }+ a( F4 R4 F0 o> and conquered death. It is though this event where
! Q- ^; d% J3 d- S0 B. @1 I- C> human history was
6 M1 s, K! f/ h> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
> hope. This hope, that's
  L8 Q: w% X2 m; Q> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
% y- w( D0 g2 ~> anticipation and a longing
> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
> It is this hope that
> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
> Peace comes to our hearts
4 o: o5 k6 [7 J% s9 S& E> and says to be still and know that I am God.
% H+ Y+ G  \4 m  v- h9 a. h& d>
% m/ l$ J3 f; f3 A> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
> happens to me, I want
2 p0 S1 Q1 q8 L3 F/ I( n6 j> 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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  e, O# v+ a/ m$ I& l3 j& a> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.