so this is the sound of you
here and now whether or not
anyone hears it this is
where we have come with our age
our knowledge such as it is
and our hopes such as they are
Chicago ushers in 2026 with a BANG! Last night at midnight along the Chicago River. #chicago #NewYear2026 #news pic.twitter.com/OvoeJueXMq
— Barry Butler Photography (@barrybutler9) January 1, 2026
“And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:
‘Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.’
And he replied:
‘Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.’”
–Minnie Haskins (1875-1957)
Happy New Year everyone. A glimmer of light on the horizon started the year off for me and plenty of others who gathered on Glastonbury Tor to see the first sunrise of 2026. pic.twitter.com/LlZOZtmGW3
— Michelle Cowbourne (@Glastomichelle) January 1, 2026
Almighty God,
whose blessed Son was circumcised
in obedience to the law for our sake
and given the Name that is above every name:
give us grace faithfully to bear his Name,
to worship him in the freedom of the Spirit,
and to proclaim him as the Saviour of the world;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
'Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name.'
— Westminster Abbey (@wabbey) December 23, 2025
Psalm 30:4 pic.twitter.com/vIDHt3yqpj
‘Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the world were made: and from age even unto age Thou art’ (v. 2). Thou therefore who art for ever, and before we were, and before the world was, hast become our refuge ever since we turned to Thee. … But he very rightly does not say, Thou wast from ages, and unto ages Thou shalt be: but puts the verb in the present, intimating that the substance of God is altogether immutable. It is not, He was, and Shall be, but only Is. Whence the expression, I Am that I Am; and, I Am ‘hath sent me unto you;’ (Exod. iii. 14.) and, ‘Thou shalt change them, and they shall be changed: but Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail.’ (Ps. cii. 26, 27.) Behold then the eternity that is our refuge, that we may fly thither from the mutability of time, there to remain for evermore.
–Saint Augustine, from his Exposition on the Book of Psalms, Psalm XC
Morning everyone I hope you are well. I wish you all a Happy New Year from Ambleside. Have a great day (and year).#lakedistrict pic.twitter.com/SME2aHkSIo
— Rod Hutchinson (@lakesrhino) January 1, 2026
O God of new beginnings and wonderful surprises, thank you for the gift of a new year. May it be a time of grace for me, a time to grow in faith and love, a time to renew my commitment to following Your Son, Jesus. May it be a year of blessing for me, a time to cherish my family and friends, a time to renew my efforts at work, a time to embrace my faith more fully. Walk with me, please, in every day and every hour of this new year, that the light of Christ might shine through me, in spite of my weaknesses and failings. Above all, may I remember this year that I am a pilgrim on the sacred path to You. Amen.
–Courtesy of Saint Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Centre, New York
1 Jan 1622: The #Papal Chancery adopts January 1st as the beginning of the new year. Previously, the new year had been March 25.. #OTD #HappyNewYear #history #pope #NewYear #ad https://t.co/Esutcc8BN6 pic.twitter.com/IeuVjSHyBM
— Today In History (@URDailyHistory) January 1, 2026
O almighty God, who hast given unto thy Son Jesus Christ the name which is above every name, and hast taught us that there is none other whereby we may be saved: Mercifully grant that as thy faithful people have comfort and peace in his name, so they may ever labour to publish it unto all nations; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.
–Scottish Prayer Book
"Whenever you hear the Holy Name of Jesus pronounced, bow your head; do so likewise every time you say His Sacred Name." – St. Bernardine pic.twitter.com/e7yhREi3FK
— Memento Mori (@TempusFugit4016) January 1, 2026
O God, to whom glory is sung in the highest, while on earth peace is proclaimed to men of good will: Grant that good will to us thy servants, cleanse us from all our sins, and give perpetual peace to us and to all people; through thy mercy, O God, who art blessed, and dost govern all things, world without end.
Bernardino Luini — Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds pic.twitter.com/gXWuqTiQOK
— Bugatti.W16 (@barclain) October 20, 2016
For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
until her vindication goes forth as brightness,
and her salvation as a burning torch.
The nations shall see your vindication,
and all the kings your glory;
and you shall be called by a new name
which the mouth of the Lord will give.
You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
You shall no more be termed Forsaken,
and your land shall no more be termed Desolate;
but you shall be called My delight is in her,
and your land Married;
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be married.
For as a young man marries a virgin,
so shall your sons marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice over you.
–Isaiah 62:1-5
“For last year's words belong to last year's language
— peaklass (@peaklass1) January 1, 2026
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning."
– T. S. Eliot
In the shining light of dawn, the pale sunrise falling through the air and the curving lane ahead, anything seems possible.… pic.twitter.com/ssga0M3ndh