60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon
If we can hope and if we can love, we can begin to change the world—starting with our own.60 Seconds of Hope offers daily prayers and reflections, grounded in love and filled with hope.Each episode offers a brief moment to pause, reflect, and return to what matters most.Join Horace McMillon for a daily rhythm of hope, rooted in the love that holds us all.
When We Think No One Cares
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When We Think No One Cares
Sometimes we feel alone. And we think no one cares.
Hagar and her son were abandoned in the wilderness. There was no going back to where they came from. And they couldn’t see any place to go or any way to get there.
Then Hagar heard these words: “Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.” — from Genesis 21:17
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A Prayer For When Our Options Are Bad And Worse
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A Prayer for When the Choices We Have Are Bad and Worse
Loving God,
When there isn’t a good option left, help us choose the best of those that remain.
When we cannot undo the past, help us face the present.
When there is no way for us to make things right, help us trust you with the things we cannot.
Amen.
When The Choices We Have Are Bad And Worse
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When The Choices We Have Are Bad And Worse
Sometimes we find ourselves in situations where there isn’t a good option.
Sometimes because of our own choices.
Abraham had a child with his servant girl whom he had intended to make his heir.
Now he had a child with his wife.
And he couldn’t keep both.
“But God said to Abr...
A Prayer For When We Feel We Have No Chance
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A Prayer for When We Feel We Have No Chance
Loving God,
When we feel we have no chance, and our circumstances seem impossible,
Give us eyes to see a different destiny,
determined feet to walk the path before us,
and hearts filled with confidence and courage.
Trusting your presence is with us.
Amen
When We Think We Have No Chance
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When We Think We Have No Chance
Sometimes we start out without the money, resources, or connections others have.
And we think we have no chance.
Hagar, the slave woman abandoned in the wilderness, started with even less than most.
But sensing the presence of God, she dared to believe:
That her son would become a great nation—and not in spite of her, but because of...
A Prayer For When All We Can See Is What’s Missing
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A Prayer for When All We Can See Is What Is Missing
Loving God,
When all we can see is what is missing, help us see what is still there.
When we cannot see beyond the moment, help us see beyond this day.
Open our eyes to the possibilities we cannot see.
Help us dream dreams we dare not imagine.
Give us hope that doesn’t cease.
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When We Finally See What We Were Missing
Sometimes all we can see is what we don’t have.
Hagar and her son were alone in the wilderness. They were out of water and out of hope. All she could see was what was missing.
Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. — Genesis 21:19
The phrase “opened her eyes” was as much about perception as sight.
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A Prayer For When Our Situation Feels Hopeless
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A Prayer for When Our Situation Feels Hopeless
Loving God,
When we can’t see any possibilities, give us a vision.
When we don’t know the way, guide our steps.
When our situation seems hopeless, help us not give up.
Help us trust that you hear us where we are.
Amen.
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When Our Situation Feels Hopeless, God Hears
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When Our Situation Feels Hopeless, God Hears
Sometimes we find ourselves in situations that feel impossible.
And we can’t see a way forward.
That’s where Hagar and her son found themselves—alone, abandoned, and discarded in the wilderness.
Then Hagar heard these words:
“Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.” — from Genesis 21:17
God hea...
A Prayer For When We Can Help Someone
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A Prayer for When We Can Help Someone Along the Way
Loving God,
Help us recognize the moments when we can make someone else’s journey a little easier.
Give us the wisdom to see them, and the generosity to respond.
May we freely offer the care, kindness, and support that helps others on their way.
Amen
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When We Can Help Someone Along The Way
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When We Can Help Someone Along the Way
Every so often, we find ourselves in a position to make someone else’s journey a little easier.
In Genesis 18, Abraham encountered three strangers and sensed something sacred in the moment.
He invited them to rest, brought water for their feet, and offered food for the journey.
He didn’t know where they had come from or where they were going.
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A Prayer For When We Don’t Want To Miss The Moment
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A Prayer for When We Don’t Want To Miss The Moment
Loving God,
Help us recognize the important moments as they come along.
Help us see your presence in them.
Give us the willingness to stop what we’re doing and offer the best of who we are and what we have.
Don’t let these moments pass us by.
Amen.<...
When We Don’t Want To Miss The Moment
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When We Don’t Want To Miss The Moment
Sometimes an opportunity comes along that we don’t want to miss.
In Genesis 18, Abraham looks up and sees three visitors. He seems to recognize that God is present in this encounter.
So he says:
“My lord, if I find favor with you, do not pass by your servant.”
Abraham stops what he is doing. Sarah and the hous...
A Prayer For When We’re Tired Of Waiting
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A Prayer for When We’re Tired of Waiting
Loving God,
When it feels like we’ve been doing the right thing for a long time with nothing to show for it,
give us the patience to keep going when progress is slow.
Help us keep moving forward in hope, by faith, with love.
And when the time is not yet right,
give us the...
When We’re Waiting For The Right Time
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When We’re Waiting for the Right Time
Sometimes it feels like we’ve been doing the right thing for a long time and still have nothing to show for it.
It may have felt that way for Abraham and Sarah. They had the courage to begin a journey of uncertain length to an unknown destination because they believed God had a purpose for them.
Yet they had been at it for a while and, so far...
A Prayer For When Work Feels Like Just A Job
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A Prayer for When Work Feels Like Just A Job
Loving God,
When we are not happy doing the work itself, help us find happiness in the good our work makes possible.
When our work is boring and repetitive, help us see the difference it makes.
When our work is difficult, complex, or challenging, help us find satisfaction in the progress we make.
Help us take...
When We Are Happy With Our Work
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When We Are Happy With Our Work
Sometimes we work just to pay the bills. Sometimes because it’s our duty.
But when we are happy with our work, our lives are better—and the work is too.
“Serve the LORD with gladness; come into his presence with singing.” (Psalm 100:2)
Not every job or task is pleasant or fulfilling in itself. But it is easier to work with gladness when we understa...
A Prayer For When We Feel The Need To Prove Ourselves
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A Prayer for When We Feel the Need to Prove Ourselves
Loving God,
Free us from the need to prove our worth and the pressure to produce.
Remind us that your love is freely given and not earned.
Free us from demanding that others prove themselves before we recognize their worth.
When we are tempted to measure human value by accomplishments, remind us that our worth...
We Don’t Have To Prove Ourselves
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We Don’t Have to Prove Ourselves
Sometimes we feel pressure to prove ourselves.
To prove that we’re successful enough.
Capable enough.
Good enough.
And sometimes we place that same burden on others.
We expect people to earn our respect.
Earn our acceptance.
Earn our love.
But the witness of scripture points us in a different direction.
A Prayer For When We’re Going Through It
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A Prayer for When We’re Really Going Through It
Loving God,
When we find ourselves facing challenges that feel bigger than us, help us hope.
When we feel overwhelmed by uncertainty, fear, or discouragement, help us keep going.
When circumstances around us seem chaotic, help us stay centered.
Help us trust that although things may not be alright, they’re going to be alright.
When We’re Really Going Through It
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When We’re Really Going Through It
Sometimes we find ourselves in crisis so deep that it’s hard for us to know when or if we’re going to make it through.
In these moments we are reminded to remain steady and be encouraged that we will make it through.
“…But the one who endures to the end will be saved.” — from Matthew 10:22
“Endures” (ὑπομείνας / hypomeinas) here means to be steady, consistent, and persistent i...
A Prayer For When People Are Against Us
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A Prayer for When People Are Against Us
Loving God,
When people are against us,
help us not be consumed by anger, fear, resentment, or disappointment.
Free us from the cycle of revenge, retaliation, and retribution.
Let our lives not be defined by who we oppose or by who opposes us.
Instead, help us focus on who we are called to be and what...
When People Oppose Us
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When People Are Against Us
When people are against us, and do not have our best interests at heart,
we often feel angry, afraid, or simply disappointed.
We’re tempted to seek revenge or retribution.
Or at least to get them before they can get us.
But Genesis shifts our focus away from them and back onto our purpose.
“I will bless those who bless you, and the...
A Prayer For When There’s No Sign Things Are Getting Better
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A Prayer for When There’s No Sign Things Are Getting Better
Loving God,
When the worst has happened,
help us not give in to our despair.
When there’s no sign things are going to get better soon,
give us the strength to carry on.
When the future feels ominous,
help us trust that you are still present, still with us.
Faith Around And Find Out
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Faith Around And Find Out
When the worst has happened, and there’s no sign things are getting better anytime soon…
We are encouraged to keep going, keep working, keep trusting, and to never give in to the despair of the moment—even if it lasts for a long while.
“Let us know, let us press on to know the LORD; his appearing is as sure as the dawn; he will come to us like the showers...
A Prayer For When We’ve Been Struggling Too Long
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A Prayer for When We’ve Been Struggling for a Long Time
Loving God,
When we have been struggling for a long time, growing tired and becoming discouraged,
help us not to give up.
Don’t let our disappointment become despair.
Don’t allow us to be defined by our problems.
Give us the courage to keep showing up.
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When We’ve Been Struggling For A Long Time
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When We’ve Been Struggling for a Long Time
When we’ve been struggling for a long time, it can be easy to lose hope.
We begin to wonder if anything will ever change. We grow tired of trying. And sometimes we start to see ourselves as others do.
Matthew tells us,
“Then suddenly a woman who had been suffering from a flow of blood for twelve years came up behind him an...
A Prayer For What We Leave Behind
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A Prayer for What We Leave Behind
Loving God,
Help us not be so focused on where we are going that we forget what we are leaving behind.
Help us create opportunity and space for others.
Space to contribute.
Space to participate.
Space to offer the gifts they have been given.
May what remains after us...
What Are We Leaving Behind?
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What Are We Leaving Behind?
Sometimes we spend so much time thinking about where we’re going and what’s ahead of us that we forget to consider what we’re leaving behind.
Even as Abram continued a journey of uncertain length toward an unknown destination, he repeatedly paused to leave something behind.
More than once, Genesis tells us:
“He built there an altar to the Lord.” (Genesis 12:7)
An al...
A Prayer For When We Try To Do It All Alone
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A Prayer for When We Try to Do It All Alone
Loving God,
When we are tempted to believe that we can do it all on our own, remind us of our need for one another.
Teach us to invest in one another.
Help us build relationships that are rooted in love, mutual care, and support.
Help us create communities where we can grow, learn, and...
No One Makes The Journey Alone
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No One Makes the Journey Alone
Most of us can name the person who gets the credit.
We rarely remember everyone who helped make it possible.
When we think about Abram’s journey, we usually think about Abram.
But Genesis 12:5 tells us that Abram and Sarai left Haran with “all the possessions that they had gathered, and the persons whom they had acquired in Haran.”
The Hebrew...
A Prayer For Staying Encouraged When Progress Is Slow
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A Prayer For Staying Encouraged When Progress Is Slow
Loving God,
When progress feels slow, help us stay encouraged.
Give us patience for the journey before us.
Help us recognize the next step and when it is time to take it.
When we are tempted to give up because we have not yet arrived, remind us that progress usually comes step by step, one stage at...
When We Want It All At Once
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When We Want It All At Once
Sometimes we want things to happen faster than they do.
We want the answer now. We want the change now. We want the breakthrough now.
But much of life unfolds in stages. Learning a skill. Paying off debt. Finishing school. Building a career. Building a life.
Most of the things that matter to us don’t happen all at once.
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A Prayer For When It’s Time To Move Forward
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A Prayer for When It Is Time to Move Forward
Loving God,
When we know there is something more for us, but we are reluctant to let go because we are comfortable where we are,
give us courage.
When the familiar feels safer than the unknown,
give us wisdom.
When we cannot yet see where the path ahead will lead,
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When We Outgrow Where We Are
Sometimes we reach a point where we can no longer remain exactly where we have been.
Not because the place is bad.
Not because the people are wrong.
Not because we have stopped being grateful for what has brought us this far.
Sometimes growth requires us to leave what is familiar behind.
We are reminded of Abram, who heard these words...
A Prayer For When We Feel Guilty For Resting
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A Prayer for When We Feel Guilty for Resting
Loving God,
when we feel guilty for resting when there’s so much to do and the work is so important, help us release the pressure to keep going.
Remind us that our rest is important too. Remind us that our time resting is sacred.
Renew us. Restore us. Refresh us. Rekindle the fire in our spirit.
An...
When We Feel Guilty For Resting
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When We Feel Guilty for Resting
Sometimes we feel guilty for resting when there’s so much left to do.
And we push ourselves beyond our healthy limits.
Maybe it’s because we know that what we’re doing is important. But in the process, we can lose sight of what else is important too.
“So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work...
A Prayer For When We Don’t Know If It’s Time
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A Prayer for When We Don’t Know If It’s Time
Loving God,
sometimes we are not sure whether to keep holding on or whether it is time to let go.
We are not sure whether to stay where we are or move to a new place.
In moments like these, let us not be overwhelmed by frustration, fear, and doubt.
Instead, help us pay atte...
When We Don’t Know If It’s Time
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When We Don’t Know If It’s Time
Sometimes we wish things could stay the same forever.
Sometimes we wish things were already over.
The hard part for many of us is knowing when it’s time.
Time to keep going.
Time to let go.
Time to wait.
Or time to begin again.
In Genesis we are told that there...
A Prayer For When We Feel The Pressure To Be Productive
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A Prayer for When We Feel Pressure to Be Productive
Loving God,
we live with so much pressure
to accomplish.
To produce.
To keep up.
To prove ourselves.
And sometimes,
without even realizing it,
we begin to believe
that our value depends
on what we achieve.
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