Let's Us Be Glad

The downtown of St. John's has rows and rows of brightly coloured Victorian rowhouses.

They are known as "Jelly-bean Row", referring to all the rowhouses in the downtown area.

Folklore explains these Jelly-bean rowhouses by saying it is a way for fishermen to find their way home through the fog.

But in the 1970's Newfoundlanders began painting their houses bright colours to create a more cheerful environment, especially during their often grey foggy days.

The Lord has made every day and we are to rejoice and be glad in it, even if the weather may be dark and gloomy. Newfoundlanders found a way to do this.

"This is the day which the Lord has made;

let us rejoice and be glad in it."

Psalm 118:24 (NASB)