It has been quite a week here in
Shafferland. The stories are much bigger than one tiny Sunday blog post, but I
have one little nugget to share with you today.
I
was scrolling Instagram yesterday afternoon where I encountered a story from
Whitney Capps. I first heard of Whitney back in 2019 when I went to the Lifeway
Women’s Leadership Forum with the women’s ministry team from our church in
Kokomo. She was such a delightful speaker at that event, and I’ve been
following her on social media since then.
For
the last couple of years, Whitney has fought through a couple of rounds of cancer
and in fact, she’s still in treatment for this second round. She has the MOST childlike
trusting spirit, and has wildly encouraged my heart in sharing that though her
journey is hard, God is unrelenting in His goodness.
This
weekend she was on a conference team with Jennifer Rothschild, and Point of
Grace was the musical guest.
Apparently,
Whitney and I are cut from the same cloth when it comes to Point of Grace music,
particularly the early years. I lived on Point of Grace music in
college. I knew every word and every part and could have filled in for any of
the girls if they’d needed a break. (You know. If I could actually sing.)
So
I nearly fell over in solidarity when Whitney posted the following on
Instagram yesterday:
“I’m
texting from my grave. I’m dead. This was too much for my college girl heart.
Point of Grace is more incredible live than you can imagine and just the most delightful
humans.”
She
shared some clips of them singing, and Ryan fully missed my fan-girling
singalong right there in our kitchen. Never mind that I haven’t heard some of
these songs in years. I still know all the parts and all the words.
Then
I found a post that said:
“Okay
I need you to prepare yourself for what is coming. You’re not ready. No really.
I’ll never be the same…”
And
the very next slide was a photo of Whitney ON STAGE, singing Keep the Candle
Burnin’ with Point of Grace. ON STAGE. SINGING ALONG!
Her
final post said:
“Zero
chill. I’ve peaked. Thank you. Good night.”
While
I identified with her zero chill over this event, that’s not the point of today’s
blog post. (Nor is the distinct memory of the time I met Point of Grace
in a women’s bathroom whilst wearing a Mickey Mouse costume and holding his giant
head in my hands.)
The
point of the post is that one of the song clips Whitney shared, which catapulted
me into my impromptu kitchen concert, was from one of my all-time favorite
songs of theirs: Jesus Will Still Be There. I listened to this song hundreds
– maybe even thousands – of times throughout college, clinging to every lyric
and the truth of the song as a whole.
The
chorus says:
Jesus will still be
there.
His love will never change,
Sure as a steady rain,
Jesus will still be there.
When no one else is true,
He'll still be lovin' you.
When it looks like you've lost it all
And you haven't got a prayer,
Jesus will still be there.
The
words are as powerful today as they were (ahem) years ago when I was in
college. Oh how I need them.
I
am so happy for Whitney that her college POG fan dreams came true. I’m extra
delighted because, goodness, has life ever been hard for her lately. She is
MORE than deserving of this beautiful memory.
But
what I’m most happy about is that she shared the song on the day I needed it.
And now I share it with you. Maybe you need it, too?
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