Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
: l0 X( U& G/ t( Y> have ever imagined. Over
> 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
4 G+ O% Z  z- _3 L. {% d> who does understand and
> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
> happened when God gave the
, i& O3 h0 O+ g  }1 K. `! V- z0 E, R) c> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
  J( Q" x/ r! N) Q9 Y$ d> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
: q) c8 s' C! w, T6 v# c> and conquered death. It is though this event where
6 ]9 i# r* v$ H% R. b. }9 _. [% S7 h> human history was
> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
: Q5 o' }! `2 f> hope. This hope, that's
> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
> certainty based on the
& V+ {( d* s0 x  d" l- u4 S8 {( ?> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
7 [  S/ _- |5 e6 X9 E+ a6 u> anticipation and a longing
$ A+ `' u  R  l! K& q> 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
) F6 B8 k# B5 {0 l8 I. x> Peace comes to our hearts
4 V  H: e4 }* ~; z2 M4 e' y7 a+ @> 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
8 [9 B6 r# @+ y2 \> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
>
3 N' G2 ]" ]8 T* z( u# ~5 i> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
2 Y. j/ t* T0 ~5 k. L> your wish this afternoon.
>
> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.