A Matthew West hit single that soared up the Billboard charts was inspired by a conversation with a fan about the power of prayer, he says. West’s song Don’t Stop Praying is No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Airplay Chart and is on track to be West’s most-streamed song ever. It marks the 13th time West has topped the Christian Airplay Chart.
“A lady came up to me [at] one of my concerts in Greenville, S.C.,” West told Crosswalk Headlines. “And she and her husband said that ‘we’re excited to be at your show tonight, but tomorrow morning, we’re gonna be going in for surgery’ -- because she was battling breast cancer.”
West had assumed the couple wanted a selfie. Instead, they requested something far more substantial.
“She said, ‘Would you mind praying for us?’ And I remember that moment -- sometimes I can be guilty of saying, ‘Hey, I’ll be praying for you’ -- and then you get busy with life, you move on and forget.”
With roughly 100 people in line waiting to greet West, he bowed with the husband and wife in prayer.
“We stopped in that moment, and we said a prayer for that lady,” West said.
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