Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
) ]5 M' ?3 ^0 K7 l> have ever imagined. Over
> and over again people tell us that they could never
> begin to understand the
( E' D4 Y/ v# n% a' s> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
7 G# c% e9 Z# o' o6 I: D5 {4 w> who does understand and
> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
" u; c% C; B3 z> happened when God gave the
1 \3 Q! R0 s6 S' D  ~) Q> 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
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
" Z( p2 l  X& G, w* }; q$ F> human history was
+ z, x$ w( g! w, A> 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
" k& }3 ^7 T7 m% }0 ~! D. m5 C' T> 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.
- ]3 i4 P& r$ N( z' N' f0 ~> It is this hope that
> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
% T. H  U+ z. C5 {% h. f  s  L> Peace comes to our hearts
> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
# Y: g# M& b  c$ f. C! _2 t, k; M> 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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> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
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, F# [7 T) A* k; f! k> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
+ }/ _$ T& N9 g' v, Y1 O! `> wait.