Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
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8 }8 e( c7 `. q! B% t> and over again people tell us that they could never
' n% H3 l) S& `/ W+ ]> begin to understand the
! F4 Q2 j, `, S" P% B> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
* D- j  E  j" d- o3 z> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
> happened when God gave the
  B+ V( v6 B% a: F* S2 k> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
3 ]* r7 I$ t" G> sinful lives and to purchase
2 S; {% b6 S9 W& c> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
% q; q" h  b, ]4 N- E' Z. T( f1 D> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
0 w5 x5 Q! U" ^& i/ Y> human history was
> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
* J7 O7 e' f; @5 s> hope. This hope, that's
> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
( F8 t$ u) K+ Y+ D> certainty based on the
$ ]1 O6 B" i3 N* N( X> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
7 u4 {7 V5 a, P9 {2 B, G( D: M> anticipation and a longing
> 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
' z+ H# B* N8 P1 H% O0 l& [> Peace comes to our hearts
7 E" Z, s$ Y0 L4 n' Q> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
+ z6 Z0 T# r6 m, y0 ]6 N( W' R$ B. s> happens to me, I want
> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
>
( v- ?. v! V0 e4 k> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
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( T" q" I3 b4 P. E> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
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