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
> happened when God gave the
. X& n2 ]; t7 c& u, r' i> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
5 |" F) Z. ]2 J( |! Z. d5 ^> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
6 K* z5 d0 ]6 m& O7 u$ S% J5 }- U> and conquered death. It is though this event where
> human history was
> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
* C0 G5 v( H6 \> hope. This hope, that's
3 B& v/ e+ _! \" M0 Y9 |: |6 ?> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
+ \; v+ `0 q/ ]) _$ H5 Q> certainty based on the
3 D, W5 Y8 k- r> 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.
8 F8 h/ l2 W# f( f) U- r> It is this hope that
9 U5 F8 h& B; i+ L$ r> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
> Peace comes to our hearts
2 \$ E/ |) T& E/ |2 a" w6 r$ z> 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
( Q5 \+ f% E, b# F& R> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
>
" `$ e4 ^1 J1 R! i% b> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
>
> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
- g" D0 b' b( Y/ r" m> wait.