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
> 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
" {$ J" d* l& Y$ C& N> happened when God gave the
8 \; _' p; B! ^4 w  D: x6 N  o# T> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
> sinful lives and to purchase
" S$ ~- `4 ^3 A. w  {2 L> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
, F* E  n0 ~  e; U  ]1 o, O; E> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
> human history was
' r; T4 o, I: `6 O7 C8 E> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
> hope. This hope, that's
> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
. ~: ]5 E6 Z4 [& q. n7 t' n% ~> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
> anticipation and a longing
+ I' h) E: T" ]> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
6 g3 |5 v$ T! ]# d1 Z% o/ p2 e> 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.
>
4 G) t7 h/ z7 d0 S- ^; O> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
6 u. y9 n9 q$ S. v+ c  T  f) G> happens to me, I want
* ?( \5 A0 s! h1 o. V> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
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, f0 s/ P" d$ o% x7 Y> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
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! `* n# j9 |# i8 I: ]# R' h+ i> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.