Pray for the Steven Curtis Chapman family

Words cannot express the heartache I feel for this dear family...please lift them up before God's throne of grace!  ~ Father, I pray that Your love would surround the Chapmans in this time of tragedy.  May your strength sustain them and may your grace uphold them.  Would your comfort be so real to them and would the cling to You as the only One who is able to bring them through this time.  We don't understand the whys of it all, but we can trust in You the lover of our souls...You are good and love little Maria more than anyone.  We know that she is sitting in your lap right now...amen.  ~

Maria, sitting on Steven's lap

From the website of Steven Curtis Chapman:

MARIA SUE CHAPMAN, DAUGHTER OF STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN, DIES IN ACCIDENT AT FAMILY HOME

NASHVILLE, TN...5/21/08... At approximately 5pm on the afternoon of Wednesday May 21st, Maria Sue Chapman, 5 years old and the youngest daughter to Steven and Mary Beth Chapman was struck in the driveway of the Chapman home in Franklin, TN. Maria was rushed to Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital in Nashville, transported by LifeFlight, but died of her injuries there. Maria is one of the close knit family’s six children and one of their three adopted daughters.

More than five years ago, Chapman and his wife MaryBeth founded The Shaohannah’s Hope Ministry after bringing their first adopted daughter, Shaohannah, home from China. The ministry’s goal is to help families reduce the financial barrier of adoption, and has provided grants to over 1700 families wishing to adopt orphans from around the world. Chapman is a five-time GRAMMY ® winner and 54-time Dove Award winning artist who has sold over 10 million albums and garnered 44 No. 1 singles.

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