God took Maria Sue home yesterday. I can't begin to fathom the grief this family must feel. My heart aches for them, and especially for their son. He will carry this burden for the rest of his life. I pray that he will find comfort in His Savior.
How does a family carry on after this? Only through a miracle of God. I pray that they will claim Psalm 30:10-12:Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
~Matthew 11:29-31
Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me; LORD, be my helper!”You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.
Several blogs will be going silent for 3 days, in honor of the Chapman family and in memory of Maria Sue. I will doing the same. During this time, I will cuddle with CJ more and thank the Lord for the precious gift of her life. We never know what the future holds, but we serve a God who does. May He comfort the Chapman family during this most difficult time.
3 comments:
I know...I can't even imagine what they are going through. My heart just aches for their family.
I was just thinking to myself... why haven't I seen Melissa come up on bloglines for a while? Is she on vacation? Then I pop over here and see all the entries I have been missing. I can't imagine why it hasn't been updating! I have a lot to catch up on.
I will be back to read the posts I have missed, but I wanted to just join you in the heartbreak for this family. I'll see you when you return... and will be praying for the Chapmans every time I think of them. *sigh*
I've thought too that this was such a double hurt for that family, losing a child and having another carry such a burden for the rest of his life. But then we all have scars we carry, and Christ can use this someday as a strong, mighty testimony to his healing powers. I'm trusting He will do just that for this young man.
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