I don't have the words to articulate how my heart aches for the family of Steven Curtis Chapman, a beloved Christian music artist, over the loss of their youngest daughter, Maria. I've signed every blog or post I could find, prayed in rambling words for their comfort, and wondered what in the world I could do. I'm not generally very impressed by "celebrity", but the thing is... he's not. He's a genuinely devoted man of God, husband, and daddy whose music has been a major part of so many believers' lives for years, and somehow the loss of this precious child seems so personal to tens of thousands of people across the world.
This tragedy just knocked us all breathless, and it comes on the heels of the death of a little boy hundreds of us online moms knew during his four-year struggle against leukemia. Samuel Backus was beloved by countless people who never met his family, and the brutal final weeks before his death--which eclipsed the horror of the previous four years--has left us grieving in a profound way. (Please visit www.samuelbackus.com for a gut-wrenching journal of courage and love in action.)
The work the Chapmans have done for international adoption over the years has made an eternal impact for God's glory, and in my overdeveloped sense of justice, I don't understand how this could happen. I trust, I TRUST, that God will turn this unimaginable loss to His glory and somehow bring beauty from ashes.
Chapman family, you don't know me, but I'm one of so many who feels like she knows you. Your marriage, your parenting, your living for Christ have been part of my life for so long that it feels like extended family. Three of your songs were even used in our wedding, including the precious song you wrote for the children born in your heart, (When Love Takes You In). We deeply grieve your loss, desperately wish we could do anything to ease it, and surround you in prayer and love.
I'm just so very sorry. I'm so glad you know without question that you will be together with your baby girl again. May God bring that day soon.
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