BBC Radio Ulster - Thought for the Day from Radio Ulster

Rev Dr Liz Hughes, Monday 5th January 2026

Today’s the day for taking down the Christmas tree.

I no longer had what’s known as the ‘Sunday Scaries’.

I’m travelling to Tasmania to meet a cousin I never knew existed...

This is January, the month named after the Janus figure looking in different directions.

Tonight, people round the world will be celebrating the new year.

We talk about time as though it was a physical commodity.

The group now continues without outside help.

This truly is our sofa’s time to shine.

He gifted the broken cello to the care home he loved.

In their presence we tend to ‘coo’ and ‘awww’ and smile more.