After many years without recording, Jesus Jones have released a new single, “Still Smiling” — and in terms of both sound and attitude, it could have been done six months after the hit.

The smiling Christ points to a loving Father, who at the moment of deepest suffering reaches down in love to accept the life and work of his Beloved Son. Love triumphs over death.

Deborah Zeller, shown in 1997, painted “Welcome Home, Joseph” after the death of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. It depicts a happy, joyous Jesus.