Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
> have ever imagined. Over
> and over again people tell us that they could never
> 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
9 q, H- ~1 y8 i: @" o/ @! ~> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
5 T9 L" a3 E( D2 C2 u0 q> His son from the dead
  s5 z9 B( i8 [8 l/ J" L1 l> and conquered death. It is though this event where
& [" y2 s/ i7 m( b1 N. ^: @> human history was
8 W) l, U6 l! U/ ]( G> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
> hope. This hope, that's
3 U( K- l' g. C1 i$ ^1 o" B> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
  X* w. y; L3 F: T> certainty based on the
& R) Z# Q/ }: N> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
. W4 Y# \  R; d% ^+ {& k* Q> anticipation and a longing
: E# g( U7 M( ?( v  P  a> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
# k0 B( N$ v* f- Z; I. Q/ N> 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.
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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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  @# O: T; p& N2 F8 y" g> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
+ s- y& v1 S! b7 r+ z8 T: `> your wish this afternoon.
>
> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
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