Daily Meditation for January 16, 2026

Christmas is over. The nights are long. We are in the liturgical season of Ordinary Time and that can feel like a rather dreary “between time.” Yet, there is a certain quietness and peace if we take time to notice, and a promise for the future. The liturgical color in church is green, and green is a sign of hope. Hope is especially important right now. The Jubilee Year of Hope has officially ended, but that does not mean that hope is off the radar. The Year of Hope primed us to look at what hope means and how we can be signs of hope. Now comes the daily work of becoming those signs of hope. As you travel through these early days of 2026, enjoy the quiet of the “between time,” keep hoping, and dream your part in making a better world.

By Karen Rose, OSB