Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
7 }1 Q, A. }6 o> have ever imagined. Over
* g+ s8 ~2 O: A6 L. k( p2 y- R0 e$ D! m> and over again people tell us that they could never
1 B2 V( h2 m, s7 V> begin to understand the
' L' d' B, q/ {& r( p1 e5 H1 b& @> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
  a: g8 {& s, f% ]+ t% U> who does understand and
> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
  E6 w! U3 G% @" S9 ]> happened when God gave the
1 F$ ]' {' v# I; B> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
  ]$ @* e# c" u& n> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
# |% H5 K, g( ^> and conquered death. It is though this event where
> human history was
6 g$ m- @! {0 D# ^' t- j" I, e9 y> 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
/ z7 s* W1 b) Z( F> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
8 e. c  G  D2 @, I$ w- P> anticipation and a longing
> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
: O8 O/ w6 i$ _9 Z2 Q> It is this hope that
> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
7 X( [2 j1 u# _+ }! _  d# l> Peace comes to our hearts
> 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
; I. g# p$ J- n( |/ s$ A> happens to me, I want
> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
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9 v( o/ h0 \" L0 `) i. v, h" C> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
* E- n7 D9 o& x: c# s$ L& y> your wish this afternoon.
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# i; D; K& A7 D8 {% G> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
1 ~0 U9 \7 c2 |> wait.