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
1180 episodes
A Prayer For When We Want To Write Someone Off
A Prayer For When We Want To Write People OffLoving God,When we think we’ve decided who someone is,Help us care for them anyway and leave the judgment to You.Amen.
When We Write People Off
When We Write People OffSometimes we’ve already decided who people are.Who to keep and who to throw away.But the workers in the Gospel parable are told, “Let both of them grow togethe...
A Prayer For Our Care To Grow
A Prayer For Our Care To Grow Loving God,As we care for the people closest to us, help us expand our care beyond.Beyond our families and friends. Beyond our communities and borde...
When We Care For Everyone
When We Care for EveryoneMost of us spend our lives caring for the people closest to us.The scriptures describe our God “whose care is for all people.” — from the Wisdom of Solomon 12:13...
A Prayer For When We’re Stuck In Blame
A Prayer For When We’re Stuck in BlameLoving God,When we are frustrated by the problem, help us focus on the solution.Help us accept our responsibilities without getting stuck in blam...
When We Stop Blaming Each Other
When We Stop Blaming Each OtherSometimes we’re frustrated by the problem, but we still decide to focus on the solution.“Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” — from...
A Prayer For When Problems Keep Popping Up
A Prayer for When Problems Keep Popping UpLoving God,When we get tired of fixing problems and pulling weeds,help us remember what we’re growing.Remind us that it tak...
When Problems Keep Popping Up
When Problems Keep Popping UpSometimes it feels like we spend all our time pulling weeds.But despite this, Isaiah declares, “You shall go out in joy…” — from Isaiah 55:12.The cypress ...
A Prayer For When Hard Work Isn’t Enough
A Prayer for When Hard Work Isn’t EnoughLoving God,When our hard work delivers poor results, keep us from becoming discouraged.Help us find the soil where our seeds can thrive and our...
When Hard Work Isn’t Enough
When Hard Work Isn’t EnoughSometimes we work really hard without seeing results.But sometimes our seed, like the sower’s in the parable, falls on good soil.“Other seeds fell on go...
A Prayer For When It’s Hard To Live With What We’ve Done
A Prayer for When It’s Hard to Live With What We’ve DoneLoving God,When we feel overwhelmed by our mistakes, help us feel your presence.Help us receive your love and grace....
When It’s Hard To Live With What We’ve Done
When It’s Hard to Live With What We’ve DoneSometimes it’s hard for us to live with what we have done.“When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us…” — from Psalm 65:3It is the love and grace w...
A Prayer For When We Hear But Do Not Listen
A Prayer for When We Hear But Don’t ListenLoving God,Help us listen, and not just hear.Help us receive, and not just respond.Let the words change us,and impac...
When We Hear But Don’t Listen
When We Hear, But Don’t Listen Sometimes we hear the words, but we don’t really listen.“If you have ears, hear!” — from Matthew 13:9Sometimes the invitation is not for us ...
A Prayer For When Our Mind Wanders
A Prayer for When Our Minds WanderLoving God,When our thoughts are consumed with anger and bitterness, return our minds to kindness and compassion.When they drift into guilt and shame...
When Our Minds Wander Into Dark Places
When Our Minds Wander Into Dark Places Some thoughts drag us deeper into fear and anger, guilt and shame.When our minds wander into these places, we don’t have to stay.But refocu...
A Prayer For When We Feel The Weight Of Responsibility
A Prayer for When We Feel the Weight of Responsibility Loving God,When we feel the weight of responsibility,Help us remember that our responsibility is to love....
When We Feel The Weight of Responsibility
When We Feel the Weight of ResponsibilitySometimes we feel the full weight of our responsibilities.As the psalmist said, “I hold my life in my hand continually…” — from Psalm 119.
A Prayer For When We’re Carrying Too Much
A Prayer For When We’re Carrying Too MuchLoving God,Help us lay down what isn’t ours to carry.Free us fromguilt, shame, and regret;anger, bitterness, and fear;oth...
When We’re Carrying Too Much
When We’re Carrying Too MuchNot everything we’re carrying belongs to us.Putting down what isn’t ours lets us move.“For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” — Matthew 11:30.<...
A Prayer For When Life Is Good
A Prayer For When Life Is Good Loving God,Help us notice the good.When our health is good, our relationships are strong, and our work is meaningful, help us recognize it, appreci...
When Life Is Good
When Life Is Good When good things happen, we are invited to notice them.“For now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone.” — from Song of Solomon 2:11Our lives have hard w...
A Prayer For When We Stumble
A Prayer For When We StumbleLoving God,Catch us when we stumble.When others stumble,Help us catch them too.Help us not be afraid of falling....