Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
> have ever imagined. Over
# X- O& t4 P, C> 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
! [: O  I% X0 o5 m- P+ D+ C> who does understand and
. Z6 a4 r( l' i: W! R' W> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
" J) v6 B5 R6 r$ l! Q# O, k> happened when God gave the
' A/ P  j" H8 w+ C> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
+ L) [" f  T4 e, Q# u1 u> sinful lives and to purchase
, S- |; g" u9 R> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
1 I" ?' T  A. [> human history was
> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
$ ~$ {' }# Y' N0 ?6 \- W> hope. This hope, that's
> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
) J9 h% F1 J- Y/ H; m> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
! O$ W4 S; ^$ y. {* U9 O1 K: p9 n" 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
/ b- N7 ^( p. J1 R& V# a+ W$ S> Peace comes to our hearts
- M. g9 E& n- m& C* a> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
  v& W# ]: l( `) k" P; t> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
0 ]9 n; F+ F  O, T# f0 V> happens to me, I want
> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
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> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
: n5 a7 X3 V9 K( H6 V7 \> your wish this afternoon.
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; T1 ~' Y6 S4 _# I> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.