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.
Episodes
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When We’re On A Dead End Street
When We’re On A Dead End StreetWhen we’ve taken a wrong turn, and reached a dead end, we have to turn around to get to where we want to go.This is the insight found in Paul’s more famous quotes:...
A Prayer For When We’re Tired From The Loads We Carry
A Prayer for When We Are Tired From The Loads We CarryLoving God,When we are tired from carrying a heavy load, let us rest.When we are carrying more than we can, or more than we were ...
When We Are Tired From The Loads We Carry
When We Are Tired From The Loads We CarrySometimes we feel ourselves wearing down from the loads we’re carrying.But maybe we were never meant to carry some of those loads at all. And certainly not alon...
A Prayer For When Our Fathers Are Not With Us
A Prayer For When Our Fathers Are Not With Us Loving God,Be with us whose fathers could not be there.Be with us whose fathers would not be there.Be with us whos...
When Our Fathers Are Not With Us
When Our Fathers Are Not With UsSometimes we find ourselves without our fathers.Because they couldn’t be there.Because they wouldn’t be there.Or because they are no ...
A Prayer For When We’re In Distress
A Prayer for When We Are In DistressLoving God,When we are in distress, let us boldly call for help.Let us trust that our cries will be heard by you and by one another....
When We Are In Distress
When We Are In DistressWhen we are in distress and feel like we’re sinking in the mire, we don’t have to pretend to be okay.Instead, like the psalmist, we can cry out:“Do not hide...
A Prayer For When We Long For Something Worth Living For
A Prayer for When We Long for Something Worth Living ForLoving God,Help us find a purpose bigger than ourselves.A purpose rooted in love and worthy of our devotion.G...
When We Find Something Truly Worth Living For
When We Find Something Truly Worth Living ForWhen we care about something so much and so deeply, that no amount of criticism will make us give up.The Psalmist knew that feeling.“It is...
A Prayer For When We Think No One Is Listening
A Prayer for When We Think No One Is Listening Loving God,When we feel alone, and think no one is listening, remind us that you hear us.When we do not know where to go or how to ...
When We Think No One Cares
When We Think No One CaresSometimes 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 a...
A Prayer For When Our Options Are Bad And Worse
A Prayer for When the Choices We Have Are Bad and WorseLoving 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 ...
When The Choices We Have Are Bad And Worse
When The Choices We Have Are Bad And WorseSometimes we find ourselves in situations where there isn’t a good option.Sometimes because of our own choices.Abraham had a child with his s...
A Prayer For When We Feel We Have No Chance
A Prayer for When We Feel We Have No ChanceLoving God,When we feel we have no chance, and our circumstances seem impossible,Give us eyes to see a different destiny,d...
When We Think We Have No Chance
When We Think We Have No ChanceSometimes 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 w...
A Prayer For When All We Can See Is What’s Missing
A Prayer for When All We Can See Is What Is MissingLoving 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...
When We Finally See What We’re Missing
When We Finally See What We Were MissingSometimes 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...
A Prayer For When Our Situation Feels Hopeless
A Prayer for When Our Situation Feels HopelessLoving God,When we can’t see any possibilities, give us a vision.When we don’t know the way, guide our steps.When our s...
When Our Situation Feels Hopeless, God Hears
When Our Situation Feels Hopeless, God HearsSometimes we find ourselves in situations that feel impossible.And we can’t see a way forward.That’s where Hagar and her son found themselv...
A Prayer For When We Can Help Someone
A Prayer for When We Can Help Someone Along the WayLoving 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...
When We Can Help Someone Along The Way
When We Can Help Someone Along the WayEvery 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 someth...
A Prayer For When We Don’t Want To Miss The Moment
A Prayer for When We Don’t Want To Miss The MomentLoving God,Help us recognize the important moments as they come along.Help us see your presence in them.Give us the...
When We Don’t Want To Miss The Moment
When We Don’t Want To Miss The MomentSometimes 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 i...