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
6 V3 T4 N+ F3 p" A, E' i> begin to understand the
- a; g0 L6 v- i+ Y! B> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
1 L2 ?4 h1 {: ?( k> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
( M$ K( A, G' L4 \* _! {> happened when God gave the
> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
> sinful lives and to purchase
) I% Z$ O- H' P# U% H' z> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
0 B5 ?2 \6 q" `- p4 L  _* C2 _% Y> 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
> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
> certainty based on the
; p2 R7 T6 |5 I' C. c7 E. ?> 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.
3 \* j( G5 R9 H6 G$ m> It is this hope that
> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
> Peace comes to our hearts
5 Y' j! C2 \7 `& M/ V> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
> 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.
>
> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
3 s  U+ f: u5 k* _% w8 T+ G4 T& B> wait.