The Hand of God in 2026

As a new year dawned in 1940, the world stood trembling on the edge of the unknown. Europe was already gripped by fear, and darker days lay ahead as war spread its shadow. People looked forward with anxious hearts, asking the same question we still ask today: What lies ahead? In that moment of national uncertainty, King George VI offered words of comfort drawn from a simple poem—words that spoke not of clear answers, but of trust. "Put your hand into the hand of God," the voice at the gate of the year replied, "that shall be better than light and safer than a known way." This podcast reflects on that same tension between fear and faith. It acknowledges the reality of loss, illness, and unexpected sorrow—things no one sees coming when a new year begins. Yet it also points to a deeper reassurance found in Psalm 139: a God who knows us completely, who goes before us and behind us, whose hand holds us even in the darkest places. At the gate of another year, with the future still uncertain, the message is clear and timeless. We may not know what lies ahead, but we can know who walks with us. And in that knowledge, there is comfort enough to step forward into the unknown.