Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
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> and over again people tell us that they could never
> begin to understand the
$ h' I* B" j+ k4 a- F> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
! X; `$ U* j* M6 W) |) p8 u> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
> happened when God gave the
7 E" C' v5 c: ^> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
% g/ V' q; s/ ^% [( q; r> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
9 U5 w& n, x! k' ~1 Z* @> and conquered death. It is though this event where
> human history was
> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
> hope. This hope, that's
. {9 {' z" m0 d5 A* `) @( Z  D4 {$ H> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
> certainty based on the
4 r5 o4 F) s& e' q) q$ B5 Q> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
3 d) a$ w) G' c+ k> 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
5 o5 l. p$ U; K- W0 i9 J$ u- n> Peace comes to our hearts
' N2 U8 z* K. C8 w7 h> 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
9 i2 h  J  \) y> 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.
>
> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.