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
> begin to understand the
$ X; H5 B4 ], U! t  e1 `, U> depth of our loss. That is true. But we know of One
> who does understand and
8 L8 |$ S& ?! u$ @9 U( @+ [7 |> feel our pain because He lost His son, too. It
> happened when God gave the
* l8 s) v7 T9 |> sinless life of His son ant the cross to redeem
> sinful lives and to purchase
8 ~# y$ {. Q8 v1 ~5 F" t+ v> forgiveness for us all. There days later, He raised
> His son from the dead
4 U* K: Z& d1 }* o- ?. j5 Z> and conquered death. It is though this event where
> human history was
# C3 S+ i& {7 r$ t) T> intersected by divine grace and mercy that we have
> hope. This hope, that's
. U, l  d1 a9 S& j7 d2 b+ B> what's sustaining us. It's not an idle wish, but a
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0 @9 ~" J& a! r' L+ r. ?> promise of God. And this hope fills us with eager
> anticipation and a longing
> for the time when we shall be forever with the Lord.
0 ?) m# A" z, `$ N/ T- D) p3 B% ~> It is this hope that
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& [. ]7 ]: q+ Q. ?0 w- I> Peace comes to our hearts
> and says to be still and know that I am God.
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) O4 `6 R: }  f" C+ `! D  q> Peter told me a year ago, "Dad, if something ever
5 C  I  z5 j( d8 c* y* W> happens to me, I want
> people to hear about Jesus and to hear about hope."
>
> Constable Peter Schiemann, my son, I carried out
> your wish this afternoon.
>
> Peter, we will see you in heaven, but we can hardly
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