Daily Meditation for January 28, 2025

Most of the year is made up of ordinary dates. January 28 is one of them. Most of our days are ordinary days when nothing exceptional happens. That means that most of life can be described as ordinary. Yet the gifts of creation and living are not ordinary. They are extraordinary. The question therefore arises how to make sure that we see the extraordinary in each ordinary day. Consider that God, the almighty Creator, had no need to create us or the world. We are here solely because God decreed our existence. We may not understand fully the purpose of why we are here but surely each of us must see that it is something amazing. You are amazing. All human beings are divinely amazing. Make sure that you recognize that in each one of your sisters and brothers, and care for them as the amazing God-given people they are.

By Karen Rose, OSB