Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
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> and over again people tell us that they could never
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> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
  b& q$ A8 w; W> 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
5 A7 i* f6 Q, q# l( |5 F: m> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
> human history was
, |7 w' x; J) g3 b/ X> 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
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> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
> anticipation and a longing
( S$ ~0 N$ w( V* P- ]7 M> 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
> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
5 P/ G# i$ g' [0 K5 F- J7 S: j> happens to me, I want
" i. d# `4 b" _! o> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
>
> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
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> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.