Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
> have ever imagined. Over
9 ^8 q) c+ s. w; X4 X1 K3 j> and over again people tell us that they could never
> begin to understand the
> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
: E2 N7 Q, q9 @& P" p" e* Y: b4 D: f> 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
> sinful lives and to purchase
% z* g2 W! M$ }> 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
9 X; ~' ^6 T; L, W( f4 n+ U> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
! A7 G) z% ~8 `8 c" O: C> hope. This hope, that's
* P7 g( e# L% t6 f2 e# T> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
& M; d5 a) c& g1 a> certainty based on the
0 J! ^3 h) e) v* x& J" _> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
$ s& I# q* _7 j, b& N5 d* T7 u& A8 P> anticipation and a longing
; Q6 v9 U- M. F; X) ~2 K. z1 E> 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
6 j2 w9 p! F- t2 J  m5 w$ y> Peace comes to our hearts
7 M, N" [) t3 s7 C> and says to be still and know that I am God.
( A8 i( C6 Q* t9 ]1 n>
; s" _! R$ h7 Z( Z2 V+ i> 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."
>
5 k, j# x( o1 ^> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
>
7 O  q5 ~8 _; ^; z' ?2 d1 O4 F4 ?; U> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.