Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
> have ever imagined. Over
  U) F  f! L6 w> and over again people tell us that they could never
3 d  P: A$ f4 |  C! y: X# v. s8 z> begin to understand the
> 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
> happened when God gave the
> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
1 g& A' b8 T1 |+ t- E> and conquered death. It is though this event where
8 \7 Z- |1 z9 M6 I+ M> human history was
+ Y7 s6 C; N% v5 z3 F4 c> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
> hope. This hope, that's
2 a+ x; d9 u6 ?1 y, f3 V> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
3 w. f& s; F$ z% c0 k6 Z5 W> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
> anticipation and a longing
1 n7 @/ r+ g8 j* e" b> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
; B  B0 }! G. Q. e* z> It is this hope that
% C4 W7 W) U: F6 {6 F5 F> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
' K8 J) P+ z# j$ N4 s0 t> Peace comes to our hearts
# r* G2 X& w& `# g) V, d> 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
> happens to me, I want
> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
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1 Y2 z3 t1 H5 Q) s0 S( q4 L> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
  u: l, C* F% A9 t- v3 M; e9 s" J> your wish this afternoon.
>
> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
- h& a% m' i1 F' g> wait.