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The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could. F' z8 g2 Q/ c- s5 @6 O: L
> have ever imagined. Over/ [8 g J* g" c( l* D+ h) G A" C7 U
> and over again people tell us that they could never0 K m6 N; K7 b" b
> begin to understand the
# {. K3 m& t# X> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One' ^+ Q4 g; ~* e! z& U& o
> who does understand and# H* k( X, R- c! N/ ~( P
> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
" {' r) w& S T: b> happened when God gave the/ R! ^: Q- a% D: F, o
> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
+ W3 `/ O W4 \> sinful lives and to purchase
/ q* z+ U6 b5 v) A' }> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised* S% s n: s8 P& Q2 \
> His son from the dead! h4 B, e: O: J- Q2 H2 ^$ s; c
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
# Z3 \( C' |2 N: z( n> human history was2 x5 q0 _8 r: m
> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have! Y9 g* Y, F: x Q' K
> hope. This hope, that's/ t7 o- l$ H( w" u2 s: O6 g& P
> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a1 e B }" }5 w G
> certainty based on the
4 ]; P2 P* R% o9 d. o, a> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
# y$ \8 S1 i9 R& \* ^> anticipation and a longing8 w/ ~) ^6 s0 K- m! E$ E! U9 _
> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.% D& x# \5 k$ l3 n
> It is this hope that
; ^5 U: s* k2 h l4 \> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
4 C3 [1 Y1 K2 z' l, B3 m> Peace comes to our hearts$ |! t6 {: l; ^, ~$ d. P
> and says to be still and know that I am God.
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5 d. G# n3 Y- g1 V7 o# H> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
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> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
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4 x# K# F# Q- d \ u> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
. l; z g( R, F* m/ H> your wish this afternoon.* D/ y7 b% y) Q# f( a
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" W0 }& o; T6 v8 ~, _7 n> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly/ u$ @) A a# k8 e4 r
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