Life Is... Good
Season after Epiphany 2026
This season following Epiphany, the revelation of the star that led Magi from the East to Bethlehem, we’re going to explore the predictive text that occurs when you type in “life is...”. I have a list of four ideas to cover between now and Ash Wednesday. If there’s one “life is...” sentence you’d like to read a reflection on, please message me.
First up: Life Is Good.
Life is Good is a clothing line founded in 1994 by two brothers who had been selling handmade t-shirts out of their van. When they created the upbeat brand name, they realized they could use it to create connections and send good vibes into the world. I currently have two shirts, a car magnet, and a sticker on my current journal from them.
The appeal to me is the affirmation that life is indeed good even when things are hard. For a friend of mine, their clothing is 100% cotton and so she does not have an allergic reaction to it.
For Christians, the original “life is good” idea goes all the way back to Genesis 1 in creation. There’s a refrain that “God saw that it was good,” throughout the story, but it doesn’t begin until the third day, the day God created life in the form of vegetation. On the first two days, when God separates light and dark and brings about waters and the sky, there is no comment that “it was good.” Instead, days three thru six, when God creates plants, animals, and humankind, it is good. Even when God creates the stars, great balls of gas that only exist for a time, these are declared good. Last, when God creates humanity, we alone of creation are declared “very good.”
So, yes, life is good. And yes, I’m aware I’m writing this in early January 2026 when political unrest and upheaval are increasing, and tensions are escalating within our country and across the globe. It does not seem like a great time to be alive in some ways. How do we still affirm that life is, indeed, good? With random acts of kindness. Cultivating beauty. Being creative (not productive, and regardless of the result). Remaining grounded and in tune with what’s important. Acting on and from our values. We can create small havens that are pockets of peace in a world that feels less peaceful by the day. Tend to your needs. Help those around you. Remember that each of us is created in the image of the divine and that divine love flows in and through each one. Find what you need for your own emotional regulation and help others co-regulate when tempers flare. Life is good, and it is better, together.