Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
> have ever imagined. Over
5 h1 e* M4 ?5 T) E> 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
% s+ T) Y4 A4 w5 v6 c% M4 \& c/ l> 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
> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
( f  r) X$ a/ S. C9 Y  j, I/ f( X> His son from the dead
> and conquered death. It is though this event where
> human history was
0 {+ P8 a# c8 e( O: K& ?: _2 k( [, h> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
> hope. This hope, that's
$ ~9 ~% T" S3 V" c  [> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
" x. |& c- C, x0 j3 `2 ?0 }; Q; [; x> certainty based on the
, A2 V) m8 C+ d& ?# i) C  p> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
$ p1 w$ I* ^* C. H; e  \! e4 X( l> anticipation and a longing
> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
+ r5 e" M$ @8 P- f" x+ K> It is this hope that
+ B" {0 R! |: w8 K> will ease the pain of our loss, as the Prince of
> Peace comes to our hearts
! Q3 n+ `) J# ^" P$ g) f- h> and says to be still and know that I am God.
>
> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
( y8 J) N* L; B4 O( I( v( {> happens to me, I want
: ]0 n1 f. U. [$ k* E> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
>
> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
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& R& Y$ i4 t7 ?  b$ S> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.