Today, I listened to a Focus on the Family podcast with Steven Curtis Chapman. You may remember that the Chapman family suffered a terrible loss a few months ago when their five-year old daughter, Maria, was accidentally run over in their driveway by their 17-year old son, Will Franklin. This family has gone through unimaginable pain, and their sweetness, transparency, and faith as they talk about this tragedy is admirable. It makes me love them. One of the most moving parts of the interview was when Steven talked about what happened in the moments immediately following the accident. The ambulence was on its way to a hospital, where dotors would pronounce Maria dead on arrival, and a neighbor offered to drive Steven there. As they headed out of the driveway, Steven saw his son, Will, crumpled on the ground and being held by his brother and sister. Steven knew that his son's heart was breaking, that he was being pummeled by agony and guilt. He rolled down his window and yelled with all the volume and conviction he could muster: "Will Franklin, your father loves you!"
Isn't that like our Father, whose son was killed and who looks at us, the culprits, and says again and again, "I love you"?
The Chapman family was also interviewed on Larry King Live. You can watch the interview in a series of six video clips on Youtube.
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