Photo ©2025 by Darren Milam
Wednesday and Thursday, December 31, 2025 and January 1, 2026
As most of you read this, it’s December 31st—the very last day of 2025. New Year’s Eve. In just a few hours, we’ll turn the page and step into 2026.
This past year, I was fortunate enough to travel more than usual. One of those adventures took us through several beautiful corners of Switzerland. The photo you see was captured in the town of Grindelwald, looking up toward three iconic peaks of the Swiss Alps: the Eiger, the Monch, and the Jungfrau. The mountain glowing in the morning sun is the Monch, rising proudly to about 13,500 feet.
When we arrived the night before, every peak was swallowed in clouds—completely hidden from view. But the next morning, just as the first light began to spill over the horizon, the clouds parted. And within moments, this is what appeared.
It felt as though the heavens had opened just to reveal these mountains in all their glory. In that moment, it reminded me of fresh starts—of how quickly a new beginning can emerge once the clouds clear.
You, too, have that same opportunity. A new year. A clean slate. A chance to begin again. And God stands ready to leave 2025 behind with you and walk beside you—every day—as 2026 begins.