Silly song

We sang this song in church today called "Scatter Sunshine".  

I always thought it was a little campy.

One of the premises of the hymn is that if we meet the 

"world's repining" with a smile,

we can gain courage.

I was once asked if my frequent smile was masking pain.

I don't know.

Is that masking--or is it eliminating?

A second premise is that our smile will help others with their pain

(that's the "scattering sunshine" part).

 Can a smile really make a difference to someone else?

Just a smile?

I was pondering the words,

deciding if I was too highbrow to believe them,

when I noticed the little boy in front of me.

He cocked his head and gave me a little crooked grin.

hmmm...I do believe I got scattered.

And so today, the song I always thought was silly, became very wise.