60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon
If we can hope and if we can love, we can change the world, starting with our own. '60 Seconds of Hope' your daily oasis of positivity and inspiration! Join Horace McMillon each day for a minute reflection designed to equip, empower, and inspire you to be your best self and to help all of us make the world a better place. Kickstart each morning with a dose of hope to uplift your spirits and set a positive tone for the day ahead. Tune in and embrace the power of positivity!
60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon
The First Gift of the Spirit
The First Gift of the Spirit
“Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you."
When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." John 20:21-23
In the Gospel of John, Jesus replaces many commandments with one new commandment: that we love one another as he loved us. (John 13:34)
Love is hard when we have been hurt or wronged. Love is harder when we are still being actively hurt and wronged.
So the first gift of the Holy Spirit in the Gospel of John is the capacity to forgive. The Holy Spirit allows us to live healthy with our wounds as we healing.
The power anger, resentment, bitterness, fear, and jealousy have over us and our lives is broken.
The capacity to forgive gives us the ability to love. Love is the only way for us to experience the kingdom or presence of God in our lives.
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