Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
5 v' A$ P1 ?8 Z! p! Y/ ?1 C> have ever imagined. Over
> and over again people tell us that they could never
  d4 p/ u; I; i> begin to understand the
> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
$ e. n  B2 ?, A/ k  V> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
> happened when God gave the
> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
- i7 H/ j, J4 j: x' X. U- ^> sinful lives and to purchase
" g7 t: A1 H9 Q; v: ^6 a> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
> human history was
8 j6 H8 g( |9 s8 o' e> 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
> 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.
> It is this hope that
$ a3 [# h5 h* r  ~0 u+ m' b; X) {> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
# F+ [0 T9 F7 j' {' V> Peace comes to our hearts
> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
; |1 d+ \5 a0 ?' Y" I$ p2 V> happens to me, I want
. F: _9 Q  a0 h+ ~7 O: x9 I> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
>
! U2 z7 u4 K: `# s! i0 \- L> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
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> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.