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
& Z# I( L( E. I, ~  c/ c! ?4 |) E> begin to understand the
> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
' d, b9 a# s. F8 a5 z> 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
" M' [1 C9 [7 V3 E% Z> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
& Z  N6 [( a2 \! |> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
( ]$ P1 P: L* T0 m& O) r> human history was
$ s  ?* m$ w+ C6 N+ s, r" k> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
' r0 _/ `/ [% ?2 @( S, c' q0 L> hope. This hope, that's
> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
: {5 I8 J( e" T  D, o> certainty based on the
. }; l' v/ ?3 O: g  Z> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
" Q5 v6 l# i! N/ ~! N' M/ o5 h0 i% ^> anticipation and a longing
> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
2 G3 p, x) Q7 W( U% j- i> It is this hope that
* l, V! \! f. N. H> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
> Peace comes to our hearts
$ \: |+ }# d1 a; D4 u> 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
& m: O" w$ d' @9 t> happens to me, I want
+ a! n: u' C) \0 P& E. ~' q> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
>
3 {- @- A; F, x% j> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
/ E& F& y2 G0 L> your wish this afternoon.
>
> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
: c% ?$ Z( F7 c- D$ l: o> wait.