Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
! u) u0 |: y9 H; S6 }/ ^5 G> have ever imagined. Over
, M5 {9 ^0 v4 @) d- \> and over again people tell us that they could never
1 `- A* @8 l* q> begin to understand the
4 Z9 l+ I' `+ \! B> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
7 x3 Z9 S$ m% y7 ~4 g+ H5 O  v> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
  b, w) B9 C, [+ Q) ~  ^2 O> happened when God gave the
> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
. z$ V) f5 _" x, M& F# }3 L> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
9 n  e/ }8 G" g' M: E" L> His son from the dead
5 i5 s% M( Q% N; L% i( ~6 a& X> and conquered death. It is though this event where
> human history was
> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
& L0 X1 b. c7 O2 g8 R5 w> hope. This hope, that's
> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
; E* {/ W2 [/ j; S4 p( N6 K: ?> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
+ v- f: e2 x( H3 x& W3 v0 r* q# @! |> anticipation and a longing
> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
+ B9 u( t8 ?. K9 }> It is this hope that
) N9 {4 a6 h) _> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
4 z% R6 ?6 J, U  ^; }& n9 n6 @> Peace comes to our hearts
5 D# e" n! q0 _6 Q1 u  E# z9 F> 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
' s" P0 ^& p6 f6 r> happens to me, I want
' }% V5 u4 v; R> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
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1 e3 {3 s" v8 {> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
>
! y9 W" R# j3 H9 I% K> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.