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
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" j- Y8 C1 d  x3 }- {/ L> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
! @" d/ N) k5 ?" b) W> who does understand and
. P1 S( E+ u2 [5 k2 {> 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
4 G. t/ _* W( C( b2 y1 S7 W8 L> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
* F* d' V/ K4 E* s2 k> and conquered death. It is though this event where
( J/ U3 E  r1 i6 N3 Y> 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
3 T/ `* r% o( S> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
+ [2 A; ?" [& J" K7 `- e; ~! W> anticipation and a longing
> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
  C: E# e% R8 Z( e, W, _> It is this hope that
> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
> Peace comes to our hearts
# G; D0 B# B) J1 o! t1 G9 @2 A5 I> and says to be still and know that I am God.
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> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
> happens to me, I want
> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
>
> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
>
> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.