Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
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. j) Q; u2 n1 a6 t> and over again people tell us that they could never
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> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
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; ~+ s5 |/ K. s$ \> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
> happened when God gave the
/ J, ~0 b7 G. ~* S( P3 n> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
+ v* x- V9 v7 w6 p> and conquered death. It is though this event where
9 E/ R, P; F% ?8 ~& J> human history was
" J) E' |4 b, a9 Q" H8 n> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
> hope. This hope, that's
. X4 o& m" O2 U) J> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
> certainty based on the
* `; z; N; ]) G5 z3 g- i> 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.
& L& P8 h0 X) ^5 E2 ^0 H6 m  V> It is this hope that
> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
6 y9 ~2 M/ _; ?7 ?- x+ h9 S1 C9 V> Peace comes to our hearts
, m( G0 o$ q, h6 T> 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
* _& u& P' G* ]6 T> happens to me, I want
# v. X5 C# ?7 c  o4 i> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
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) ~4 H+ d8 q! c. s> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
>
> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.