Daily Meditation for January 22, 2026

If we stop and think of all that God has given us in our lifetime, especially if we do this seriously, we will be amazed. How can God love us so much? Why does God love us so much? These are questions worth pondering, and if we think we don’t have the time to look over our entire lifetime, we can do it at the end of each day, looking at the blessings of the day. Falling asleep doing that is not a problem because God understands. So once we think about what God has given us, how do we thank God? We all know we can just say, “Thank you, God.” We can also say prayers, do good deeds (and God likes that), but the very best way to thank God is to offer ourselves to God. That is the very best way to thank God and is exactly what God wants of us — to give ourselves entirely over to God just as we are.

By Stefanie Weisgram, OSB