Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
( B, C1 _4 k. e6 h6 L> have ever imagined. Over
" }# }$ I" w6 F> and over again people tell us that they could never
> begin to understand the
7 Z" R7 B! T+ h> 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
1 I. T2 ]: n8 c2 Y) c5 {> happened when God gave the
/ r* ^, X" K: c- ]7 U> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
6 T8 w* P  F9 o- h; O) z" h> His son from the dead
  J& A2 w6 u3 z5 \* Q+ A% P  l+ x: D> and conquered death. It is though this event where
3 o- G6 @  Y8 {& _' Z> human history was
4 o: d$ @, x2 ^0 r> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
3 X) P; a8 g! [, q# `8 R> hope. This hope, that's
> 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
  Z8 ^$ E9 P7 Q( q) H. n> anticipation and a longing
> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
1 B5 P- b9 j3 p, i- J( t- p, e> It is this hope that
  [) N) O, t+ T4 l& h> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
> Peace comes to our hearts
5 g$ M. A0 `- h# J) Y/ G' U> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
2 U" B; o6 ?! a1 R2 g> happens to me, I want
> 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.
>
> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.