or in the same file add this:
Under:
/*
///////////////////////////////////////////////
this final section generates all the code that
is displayed on the front-end of the WP Theme
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
*/
find:
echo '<div id="'.$wp_cycle_settings['div'].'">'.$newline;
foreach((array)$wp_cycle_images as $image => $data) {
add: shuffle($wp_cycle_images);
so it becomes:
echo '<div id="'.$wp_cycle_settings['div'].'">'.$newline;
shuffle($wp_cycle_images);
foreach((array)$wp_cycle_images as $image => $data) {