Please Pray…Like Now
One of Steven Curtis Chapman’s chinese daughters accidently killed in driveway.
Dear Lord. I don’t get it. I don’t know why this stuff happens. I can only imagine losing Losiah to an accident like this. And one if his sisters accidently doing it. After all the prayers and hope his sisters put into him and getting him here. I can’t imagine the pain Steven and his son and family are experiencing. Please pour, dump, drown them in your mercy and grace and hope right now.
Amen.
Pray,
Los
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RAIN IT DOWN
Lord God, I pray for peace and comfort on this family right now. It is things like this that I absolutely have no other option than to trust that You’re in control. Lord, surround them with a warm community and Your warm embrace. It is the powerful authority of Christ I pray, Amen.
My heart and prayers are with them. I may not understand but God does. I pray for warmth and peace to shower down on the Chapmans.
Father, bless this family. Comfort them in this time of incredible sadness. I have no clue why this happens. I can’t even begin to think of the plan you have for the Chapman family. Bring this family together, bond them closer, build your love in the hearts of all of them. Help them rely on you for everything, that they can hold on to this, and Lord, please, I beg you, please show your face so obvious to them, that they are encouraged. Be with the son Lord, affirm him it was an accident and there was nothing he could do to change the outcome. Hold his heart…completely. Carry him. We love you so much. Your love is strong enough to carry the heaviest object. Amen.
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Jesus, this is one of those times when I don’t know how to pray. Please comfort the Chapmans in the way only You can. Amen
“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.” Romans 8:26
my heart hurts for them.
unimaginable.
Father, on a day that I celebrate the 6th birthday of my 2nd of 4 children, I’m broken hearted at the news of this tragedy in Steven’s family. God, I pray that your peace would surround them. I especially pray for the sibling that was driving – oh God, please keep this sibling from carrying the weight of this tragedy alone, and allow your grace and mercy to triumph in their lives.
God, my heart breaks for this family. embrace them as only you can. hold their hand. wipe their tears. amen
Jesus…give them time to mourn and not be overwhelmed by those that try to understand when the might not. Give them people to walk through this with. Show them your glory amidst tragedy!!!
Amen
Dear Lord Jesus, while our minds are numb and our hearts are broken for the Chapmans, we lean wholly on your strangth. We may never understand such a tragedy, but we trust that you will be God in the middle of such a terrible storm. Be our peace. Amen.
Holy Spirit, you are comforter…please comfort because we are not able. Jesus, you are redeemer…please redeem this for something grand. God, you are sovereign…please protect the hearts of this family and provide them with the grace and mercy you promise in our time of need.
Heard about this via your blog, Carlos. SCC’s music has been a lifeline for me. My heart is broken for him and MaryBeth. Shattered.
We grieve with hope. But we still grieve. Lord, hold them.
God, please give the Chapman family grace enough to deal with what has happened. Never let go of them while they process through their grief. Please love them and comfort them no matter what. In Jesus name, Amen.
Lord Jesus – hold the Chapman family so tight, let them feel your arms of grace more than ever. Hear the cries of your people – move in their midst and be glorified even now when we have no way of understanding this.
In the name of Jesus we are crying out on their behalf…
Amen.
Father God, I pray that you would bring Your comforting presence to this family right now in probably the darkest hour they will ever experience. I have no idea what they are going through, and I cannot even imagine how intense the pain must be. Jesus, they are Your children. Fill them with a knowledge of Your deep love. Be real to them, Jesus. In Your name.
Help lord. Help the son that accidentally ran over her. Hold him Lord, speak to Him, give him peace and stregth. Love him lord. Love Mary Beth, Steven, all the other kids. Your peace lord, cover them with it, fill them with it, today, tomorrow, every day for the rest of their lives. Speak your words to them lord. Uphold them. Envelope them all please Jesus.
Jesus, please. Be with them.
Protect their hearts and their minds.
Give them (and us) the grace to trust You.
only You…God, only you…
father, i’m almost speechless at read this horrible news. please, bring a downpour of love, grace, and comfort on the chapman family. we know you leverage everything for your good…i pray that this family gets to see you shine through this tragedy.
oh, for grace to trust You more
Lord we come before you knowing that you are a Great Big God. A God who understands us and is in touch with our hurts and sorrow. Lord you understand, I certainly don’t, but that’s why you are God and I am not. God give love, and peace and mercy and hope to Steven, Beth, and the family.
In Jesus Name
oh no… i just don’t know what to say.
Maranatha Lord Come quickly – just come rescue us of this world of pain and dispair…Thank you for the promise of eternity….
Satan we bind you in the powerful name of Jesus from causing any further chaos in the Chapman family. Jesus please erase the images those children saw.
we love you…be everything in this time
Father wrap them in your mercy in grace. Comfort them in the days to come. Help their son to be able to move past this and not blame himself. Lord be so merciful to them. Shower them with every ounce of your love.
Father God,
You are the Giver of Life…
I sit shivah with the Chapman family tonight…unable to give words to the things I feel.
I pray that You’d comfort and heal broken hearts. I pray that any resentment that may happen would fall apart before it can even happen. Give the Chapman’s the love they need from the folks closest to them, from the one’s they do life with. I pray that people the world over would continue to be inspired by the Chapman family story. Continue to write on their hearts and lives a story of grace and beauty in this troubled time.
Jesus! Your grace fall on them now. Holy spirit comfort their broken heart. Father fill the loss.
God,
For all the encouragement and joy Steven has brought in my life and walk with you, please return to him the blessings he has brought to others one hundred fold. I ask that you would give them peace as quickly as possible. I ask a that you would draw close to the young man that will feel this heavy burden for the rest of his life. I pray that this tragedy would bring about great honor and glory to You.
Father,
At times like this the pain and sorrow is overwhelming. I pray that you surround the chapman family with caring people who can live through this tragedy with them, care for them, cry with them, be with them.
Amen
speechless. we adopted from the same agency as the chapmans. much prayers.
Impossible to understand. My heart aches for them. Praying and praying.
lord…
comfort this family through this tragedy… i pray your strength and peace for them.
//blair
Lord – we cry out to you. We cry because of the pain the family is experiencing; we know in our being that we could not handle this day without relying on your love and grace. Watch over all whose lives are touched by this accident.
Shalom
God, ease the pain…just comfort them as only you can. I am heartbroken. I cannot imagine losing one of my boys. Please be with Steven’s son as well. I’m sure he is so hurt, angry, mad, etc right now. You have a Master plan. Help him to know that!
Dear God,
I cant even imagine how they must feel. Please let their son know that he is still loved and cherished by you and his parents. He will carry that with him forever. Please grab them in your giant arms and never let them go. Please give Steven the strength and wisdom to continue being the dad and husband that you want him to be.
Van
Oh Jesus. I can’t even find the words. Please soak them in Your grace. I can’t imagine their pain. Wrap up this brother and hold him tight as he walks through the guilt and pain of it all. Protect his mind and heart. Heal the wounds of this family. Holy Spirit just take over. Go to the Father on their behalf. Use Your people to comfort them and be what this family needs right now.
I have followed your blog and adoption story off-and-on for awhile now and share your “connection” with SCC. We, too, found our adoption agency through Shaohannah’s Hope. Thank you for bringing this to our attention so that we can pray for these heroes in what is certainly a difficult hour.
God, hold them. Let them know You are there.
Lord, Grant to your servant Steven and his family the peace that they need in this time. Remind him of your faithfulness in the stillness of knowing that you are God. Give them strength for the days and months ahead. Amen
Father, I pray for an outpouring of your comfort. Please grant an incredible closeness of your presence that the Chapman family can press into and tangibly feel. As you receive this precious daughter, let those who mourn her presence and grieve over this tragedy know that they were allowed to love and hold one of your most precious gifts.
Jesus, thank you for your sovereignty and love. May they sink into your deep ocean of grace. I pray you’ll carry them as they start a journey of life tomorrow with a gigantic, Maria-shaped hole that is torn from their hearts. Help us all to support our brokenhearted brothers and sisters and look at the gift of children and of life as Steven and his family have.
Hear their cries, oh Lord. Be near. Be near. For Steven’s son, oh God, be his everything.
Help
Lord, I just don’t even know what to pray. I can’t imagine losing one of my six in this way. I just can’t imagine it. So love them. Love them so big right now and give them a peace that can’t be explained. Comfort them and calm their hearts and minds. And their teenage son, Lord, please give him every comfort during this horrible time. Ease his mind like only You can. Protect him from the anger of others as he deals with this tragedy.
Dear God,
I don’t understand why this happened. But I pray that the Chapman’s would be comforted in this very difficult time of their lives. Lord, comfort his eldest son and help him to know that he is loved…comfort him. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
My heart is breaking for the family but crushed for their son. I am numb – not even sure of what words to lift up. But Jesus knows my heart and I am trusting Him to wrap His arms around all of them right now.
Father, pour out your grace and peace to this family.
Psalm 43:18
the Lord is near to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit…
Lord be so near….be mighty to save….be closer than ever…
you are already holding Maria…she is safe and whole in your arms…
hold the Chapmans…ever closer…in every moment they will go through in these next days….
may we see your glory Jesus.
may we trust like never before in your sovereignty
may we stand on your promises
…continuing to pray…
This is a prayer I don’t know how to pray. I cannot imagine the depths of their pain, guilt, fears, sorrows, and grief. I will do my best… Lord, fill that home with Your love, Your peace, Your presence. Give the parents wisdom in their grief to lead this family ever closer to you. As the nation looks on to them, let their authentic feelings, frustrations, struggles, continue to be a witness to all those SCC’s ministry has already touched. Let this drive others to prayer, not doubt. Continue to use this man and his family to touch and change the lives of so many for Your sake. Amen.
O Father! There are no words except the one that is the answer, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. From one of SCC’s songs, there is no greater love we can show them than to carry them to You, daily, constantly, without hesitation. Be their peace…love You, T.
God we can’t even put it in words. Just–help them. Their son, God!–Let this not define him. Let him know Your love and presence like never before. MaryBeth’s heart-oh, God how it’s broken. Please be gracious and faithful. Be their hope, be their peace, restore their joy. Their ministry has touched so many of us–bless their faithfulness and service. Be so near to them, God.
God! Is your grace enough for that?
Yes, Lord, Your grace is enough for that! So I pray showers of mercy, grace and comfort will cover Steven and his family in this time of sorrow and pain. Restore what is broken and renew their hope and peace.
Thanks You, Lord, that You won’t hold back your blessing from them. Surround you with Your peace.
Father, there are no words to express the depth of loss this family is feeling. I pray for mercy for the family, for healing and that the young son won’t be paralyzed by guilt. Jesus, precious Savior, please hold this family in your ever-loving arms.
In Your name we pray.
This just breaks my heart. I will be praying for the Chapman family. Words just don’t form right now.
Father God, I pray that you would wrap your arms around the Chapman family. Father, shower them with your love. Father, allow the young man to forgive himself as you forgive him. Father, be their Daddy right now. Lord, I pray all of Your blessings over this family right now. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Father, as I tucked in my 5-year-old daughter tonight, I was struck by the horror they must be going through. Please comfort them. Help me love my daughter well while she is here…for however long I may have her.
Amen
Heavenly Father, our hearts ache for this loss and we pray that You, the God of all comfort, will bathe this family in that right now. Thank You that we who know You can find some peace knowing that Maria has entered into the joy and fullness of her eternity.
Lord, we pray that those close to the Chapman’s would pour out themselves in these days to serve this hurting family and be a daily reminder of your presence in their lives.
With gratitude and trust, by the grace of Christ our Lord,
Amen.
Lord, there is no human word or comfort for a tragedy like this. Your Spirit is needed like never before in the life of this family. Your Healing, Comfort, Grace, Rest, Love. Oh Father, I pray that You would be present to meet each need in each heart that is broken apart by this terrible accident. For the hurt, confusion, anger, guilt, pain, horror, for every emotion being experienced by this family, Lord, be at the center of it. Infuse each individual in this family with your life-giving peace that passes all human understanding. I pray for the young man dealing with the unthinkable burden of being a part of this accident. Grant him grace in a measure that is exactly what he desperately needs. Guard him from any judgment or malicious thoughts of others. Bind his heart up tight. I pray for Steven and Mary Beth. Give them superhuman insight and wisdom to be able to hold with both hands onto the knowledge of Your goodness even in the face of the worst possible tragedy anyone could imagine. And give them wisdom to be what their son needs from them even as they grieve for their sweet daughter. I praise you for the power of prayer and for a world-wide community of believers who will stand in the gap for this family who has blessed so many others in so many ways. Return those blessings a thousand-fold to them now.
Dear Jesus, please hold this family in your arms of love and grace, and help them to remember the hope that they have in you. Comfort them, and shower them with love and blessings to overflowing, just as they have poured out themselves to others.
Holy Spirit come_in your power and hold, heal, and strengthen like only you know how. Place your angels around this family. Guard the mind and soul of the brother. Heal him and sustain him. Strengthen and unit this family more then ever before. May they hear a song from Heaven; and fill their hearts with peace that passes all understanding. May they hear your song LORD JESUS
Oh the stegalls are praying, the stegalls are praying without words.