Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
> have ever imagined. Over
> and over again people tell us that they could never
, T: B( {  E  u/ {! q3 ]7 H> begin to understand the
, o; G" `) O) r- P! c> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
, M, b, j  l4 U, \> who does understand and
> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
6 ]1 ~1 a1 }$ o. |0 x) Z* D4 S> happened when God gave the
8 v! a9 C7 c. ~> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
& K2 r; e9 T& D, }5 I& h( c> sinful lives and to purchase
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
& C% \2 [8 o6 c' h. g4 u9 u2 H' k> and conquered death. It is though this event where
> human history was
> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
0 m- K7 ^" o: V( l& o. Y> 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
( N1 U9 J! Q# E! R9 K+ q> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
> It is this hope that
> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
> Peace comes to our hearts
> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
9 y. ^; x  j) ?> 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."
>
> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
. {1 R  p) T. W; ]0 T# K& Q8 X' u: L> your wish this afternoon.
>
0 N+ D# J4 C5 i2 a& |> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
5 C0 j, j' |8 B9 r> wait.