The lives of many people have been touched this past week ever since learning that singer-songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman’s daughter was killed in an accident at home. The family’s SUV being driven by her brother, ran over five year old Maria Sue while backing down the driveway, fatally injuring her.

Chapman, a Christian artist whose singing has pointed people to a deeper walk with Jesus Christ, is best known for his songs which paint vivid word pictures to encourage people to draw closer to God. It is this same closeness the Chapman family must now rely on to see them through.

The accident was horrible is so many ways, not the least being the loss of a young life. Her brother’s involvement is particularly devastating, the guilt he must be feeling has to be overwhelming. Psalm 55:5 — Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.

As Christians, we know that God is quick to forgive and He will heal the broken-hearted. Maria Sue is with her Father in heaven, at peace and feeling no pain. Her surviving family members will have much to work through and the prayers of the saints will ease much of that burden.

Maria Sue was the youngest of the six Chapman children, one of three young girls adopted from China. The Chapmans’ burden for international adoption is evident in Shaohannah’s Hope, a ministry to aid families who want to adopt but don’t have the funds to pursue this option. I’ve been told that more than 1700 families have been helped so far, with the average grant being about $3000.

Visit House Mix to read about the Maria Sue memorial service and please remember to pray for the Chapman family.

Malachi 4:2 — But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall.

The following Steven Curtis Chapman music video, Cinderella, is a wonderful expression of a man’s love for God and for the children entrusted to him:

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