Memorial service for 4 RCMP officers

spring05

The pain of our loss is beyond anything we could
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> and over again people tell us that they could never
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> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
7 z4 V" Q$ {& Z* q5 p3 \> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
0 u; W# p) ^. c0 {1 t% s> happened when God gave the
2 V7 p2 E' R9 C& m% w$ W> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
' @* P" \- t8 }. {. B> 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
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> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
> hope. This hope, that's
( y9 v! O1 ~% l0 `' R> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
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> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
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> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
> It is this hope that
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> Peace comes to our hearts
> and says to be still and know that I am God.
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  o; d" q1 u  G; I9 F3 o> 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."
>
  [' C: U% y/ s- p' b$ r$ B> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
/ c; P0 V8 g' P8 s$ G3 F+ w; J> your wish this afternoon.
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3 L4 P9 i: l  @3 H* `# d. B> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
> wait.