Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
> have ever imagined. Over
7 B, @$ L0 Q2 E1 U; t* W1 E> and over again people tell us that they could never
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> 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
* M* m! y. j( P! p, b> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
6 |6 c# J5 M1 ~8 n  Q6 E, v+ Z1 u> sinful lives and to purchase
# B+ z: Z4 S( x2 K1 b> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
! j: P1 [2 x" N2 D8 U- N> human history was
) f0 X. Q: ?( {8 q- C! o> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
9 Y9 }7 V' j# \% z5 y> hope. This hope, that's
( `$ a1 ?2 I% E: v0 ^, M2 l+ r7 d% O# L> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
> anticipation and a longing
> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
4 L! L( V! k& `4 Y, |) O# ^3 D> 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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4 }5 Z8 i: K9 U0 u> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
/ A, s1 w2 S- |> 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
> your wish this afternoon.
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> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
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