Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
> have ever imagined. Over
7 u2 F" T3 D$ o5 b. p* K> and over again people tell us that they could never
" F+ V; H0 J( m/ N2 o/ L) I> begin to understand the
1 Z  k% ]; g0 ^" Z9 ]> 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
# f  x+ z7 t2 m% d( C> happened when God gave the
> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
> sinful lives and to purchase
/ n5 B  q" s- |/ T/ O$ a6 l> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
  s# L. q0 u+ l/ l5 \9 W> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
> human history was
# n% b& q  z# _/ o/ G0 [> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
2 D: |4 [1 J* j> hope. This hope, that's
* E4 E$ O5 o: u$ ^1 E+ e> 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
5 v$ _8 X$ A# {/ I+ ~> anticipation and a longing
* f. V& A. f6 y& g> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
* r$ w  K. t* R4 a2 H; m& l, e> It is this hope that
! x$ E! D' X8 r) x0 k  R. N> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
" e2 \' i) u+ E) {2 B> Peace comes to our hearts
> and says to be still and know that I am God.
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5 p% i6 E' E) E3 @> 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."
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( |1 W6 S' C+ k( |> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
>
> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
( q6 b, P( G/ x+ i  F2 f> wait.