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Pastor Marvin Sapp sings at wife’s funeral

Gospel chart topper, Pastor Marvin Sapp, shared some of his story last night during the opening service of the Greater Allen Cathedral worship conference.

You see, a year and 1/2 ago, September 2010, his wife, MaLinda Sapp, passed from colon cancer.

When my mother passed from cancer when I was in college, I was able to grieve in private. I went through all the ups and downs, tucked away out of the limelight.

Not so much with Pastor Marvin.

As a pastor, preacher and world-traveling gospel singer, his journey has been quite public. He spoke of airline pilots and stewardesses telling him they were praying for him whenever he’d fly.

“Everyone kept telling me how they were praying for me,” he shared.

He shared most about his journey now as a single father raising teenagers: a son and 2 daughters. We couldn’t help but laugh when he talked of going down store aisles he never had to before and looking at packages with “wings”.

By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to preach to teenagers in the morning session of the conference. But I wanted to share this video clip I found of Pastor Marvin singing DeWayne Woods’ Let Go, Let God.

The most touching thing is that he song this at MaLinda’s funeral.
He had known her since the 3rd grade.

Be encouraged today, Fam.
Let’s let go and Let God.
Let’s follow the lead of the psalmist in PSALM 55:22

22 Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
He will never let
the righteous be shaken.

I don’t know what load you may be carrying today, but this is a good time to let it go.

I’m doing the same,
Naima

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