goodbye, Maria

A few hours ago, the five year-old daughter of Christian music artist Steven Curtis Chapman was killed after her teenage brother accidentally hit her while driving the family’s Toyota Land Cruiser down the driveway.

Steven Curtis and his wife not only adopted this little girl, Maria, they also adopted two other girls and started Shaohannah’s Hope to encourage others to care for orphans. Much of SCC’s recent ministry has centered around Shaohannah’s Hope and his influence has prompted many others to consider creating “covenant homes” for needy children.

Sometimes, in the fog of my own self-absorption, I question why good, God-honoring things I’m pursuing don’t work out the way I want, or why I get “punished” when I’m trying to obey God’s call on my life. I wonder what the Chapmans are thinking tonight.