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The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could8 |4 K( L7 A! K! x3 c( \0 [* M
> have ever imagined. Over R1 f. \. {! V8 y
> and over again people tell us that they could never, w# u# P- ~2 f9 j; B/ Y/ q
> begin to understand the# h4 p# H# o4 c0 Y, c e+ ~
> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One: Z5 t$ u+ k* I3 X5 x+ H
> who does understand and# y8 q1 y7 |3 L2 w* U. |0 u- T. D' w
> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It5 U% m8 y3 ~7 b2 g) W% K
> happened when God gave the5 j3 M$ X; I" X
> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem/ E* W6 j% ?0 ?* |( E- @
> sinful lives and to purchase
; F: M! P( x$ n6 }( E- x9 B> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised$ |: J+ E/ V4 i, V- }, W& M
> His son from the dead7 }- s$ c! _+ k7 p
> 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& K% A8 F" ]7 L' X V8 R
> 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' z0 ~: l$ Y6 S6 X" ]* u4 M$ ?. X
> anticipation and a longing0 p5 G, C. Q4 ^! K0 c" S
> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.0 U; O) J5 g) p! R& _
> It is this hope that
/ m% N. t: F" B- |1 ^: j7 a5 T> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of/ o* ]# i! Q; D
> Peace comes to our hearts
. y/ W: ]. k5 ~; U1 s1 ?3 \> and says to be still and know that I am God.6 Z5 e& e! B% P; u4 a; ]7 T! Z
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! 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+ ` Q& ^' ~: A6 G- [' M+ f( b
> 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
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