Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
> have ever imagined. Over
; G; [; \' t; b! N' m9 b> and over again people tell us that they could never
> begin to understand the
3 S% P& C4 b9 L> 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
, ^2 t$ d5 d* I# o1 w1 T> happened when God gave the
> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
; O, O" O) Z3 x! K7 M7 Y, n> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
3 H8 b2 z" N! S; Q> human history was
9 u/ h7 V1 i! ^% @. }> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
> hope. This hope, that's
1 A/ k7 W8 D! {> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
* s1 V4 v( U- K- N- G4 X> certainty based on the
> 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.
5 u& `. i, d! p& H> It is this hope that
> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
9 Q/ U& ~1 B8 Z  F> Peace comes to our hearts
; E, c0 m! Z' k% p4 }> and says to be still and know that I am God.
1 w; @$ v$ b0 V* K5 P* f0 R>
2 p! ?( J3 m7 b! @/ b> 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."
>
3 F: \! \1 [) e4 p> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
>
) M" n4 a3 q6 f0 e> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.