Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
9 I" n1 k9 @- s1 F& A> have ever imagined. Over
; O& E1 t4 z- Q6 D' N) w> and over again people tell us that they could never
5 G' r: q* O6 Y. ^; l! ]+ Y, @; a> begin to understand the
> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
' h" D) |+ D. o> who does understand and
> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
> happened when God gave the
, h8 s# q4 B, W> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
> sinful lives and to purchase
* Z/ `; b9 ?9 B0 u# ^> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
; p6 Z- F6 H. g% m4 n0 K3 u/ w. W> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
> human history was
/ z( ^2 W  @0 U  Y: m> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
/ L/ R4 }9 i- }1 ]% a> hope. This hope, that's
> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
  |9 P) G; a  t4 `0 s> certainty based on the
> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
$ F$ v3 y% Z8 }% P. x, c> anticipation and a longing
- l! m# K0 m8 H* L8 t; S) T> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
> It is this hope that
+ e% T$ A6 x9 B) O5 C> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
  b# C) S5 j3 U2 x* s> Peace comes to our hearts
> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
" F1 v6 S" @7 G1 P( j4 ~) Y. Y> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
0 O0 n4 T: `2 F0 e' U( s9 D> happens to me, I want
> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
>
* R- B2 C: x+ H& p  y> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
! [9 `3 a& L9 R8 x> your wish this afternoon.
>
3 u! x- k$ j* h7 L' x8 t> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.