Happy, Blessed New Year of 2026, and may Our Lady’s motherly intercession encourage us!
Though we are nearing the end of the Jubilee Year in the Church with the theme of hope, it is not my wish to put an end to writing about it, talking about it, or living this key virtue. I am still pondering it.
Many years ago, I was writing a story, and the main character, feeling helpless, said “We can only hope.” Let’s just say it had a negative connotation to it. I wanted a more wise character to respond to her statement, but never got around to it. The scene remained incomplete, and I moved on to other scenes. But now, I wish I had supported my “defeated hero” with the actual hope-filled statement she needed to hear, before proceeding in her venture.
Hoping can be about surrender, yes, but it is meant to be a trusting disposition that does not end in defeat. It is called to be one of humility, but also confidence. “I can’t, but God CAN.” I repeat, it is about placing confidence in a better outcome, even when things look grim.
I have learned a lot about the word resilience lately, and having that positive outlook to “bounce back” is so important if we want better things to happen! Besides, does it not say in Scripture “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things” (Phillipians 4:8)?
God wants the best for us! We are not meant to stay weary and depressed.
Hope is what we all need in life, to overcome an obstacle. Let us not become hopeless, but hope-filled!
I literally hope to fill in the gap in that story soon, to give my character hope and for her to be a true hero, as I am striving to do such in daily life as well.
May we welcome this new year with hope and continue to live in it, with God!
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