Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Maylan Schurch
Sabbath and Sunday, June 21 and 22, 2025
A little after noon this past Sunday (Father’s Day, incidentally) I was strolling along a trail near our neighborhood, and noticed this sunny-yellow flag projecting above one of the backyard fences.
As you probably know, the “smiley face” burst onto the scene several decades ago. While it began as a symbol of irrepressible, chin-up positivity, in recent years it’s sometimes been used ironically, an emblem of giddy and unrealistic optimism.
But it seems as though the above flag-fliers want to project honest happiness, and by anchoring it to the fence in view of the trail-walkers, its owner want to project encouragement to every walker. It’s a nice thought.
But though a cheery yellow flag can’t guarantee true joy, nor give reason for it, at least four Bible verses can, and you’ll find them at the link just below, provided for us by the inspiration of our Heavenly Father:
https://www.bibleinfo.com/en/topics/joy