Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
+ A" ?" u7 @! y4 p5 D  u9 i0 s> have ever imagined. Over
> 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
> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
+ m% C* w0 D) Z+ G4 P+ n2 c+ Q' Z. d# S> happened when God gave the
5 K+ b( k$ h+ M5 p9 ]3 ^0 ~- P, y> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
0 q/ d8 t+ ?  H7 z7 Y7 h> sinful lives and to purchase
9 ]0 h" N) m" d) H" v> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
8 @& U8 |2 t. I$ [! R6 ?' L' U> and conquered death. It is though this event where
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& Q; j9 a' ?# W> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
/ O- N$ l9 S4 F1 d) F> 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
> anticipation and a longing
  @+ ~( y0 `3 M' M> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
5 j: Q, j8 {+ v9 E> It is this hope that
> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
7 y. M, E% ]0 U( l; J: D2 g> Peace comes to our hearts
> and says to be still and know that I am God.
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% P2 l1 ^% J0 L/ H, z3 Z/ b: c: Y> 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."
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> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
>
; n; e1 L& [4 C. i> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.