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
1281 episodes
A Prayer For When We Fear Punishment
A Prayer For When We Fear Punishment Loving God,When we fear that you are going to punish us,help us remember instead that your love accompanies us regardless of the consequences...
A Reflection For When We Worry About Being Punished
A Reflection For When We Worry About Being Punished Sometimes we worry about the consequences of our poor choices.And Bible translations that describe God as jealous and punishing sin can heighten...
A Prayer For When We Want Justice
A Prayer for When We Want JusticeLoving God,When we want to see someone punished for the wrong they’ve done,Help us forgive them so that we can seek justice instead of revenge....
A Reflection For When We Want To See Someone Held Responsible
A Reflection For When We Want To See Someone Held ResponsibleSometimes something happens that is so wrong that we demand accountability.Scripture promises accountability. But forgiveness comes first.
A Prayer For When We’re Not Sure What To Expect
A Prayer for When We’re Not Sure What to ExpectLoving God,When we’re not sure what to expect,remind us that when we live in love,we experience your love.Amen....
A Reflection For When We Wonder What We Can Expect
A Reflection For When We Wonder What We Can ExpectSometimes we wonder what we can expect as people who live faithfully.“…God who maintains covenant loyalty with those who love him and keep his commandm...
A Prayer For When We Want Revenge
A Prayer for When We Want RevengeLoving God,When our righteous indignation turns into a thirst for revenge,Help us remember that your accountability still leaves room for redemption a...
A Reflection For When We Want God To Be As Angry As We Are
A Reflection For When We Want God To Be As Angry As We AreSometimes we are outraged by the inhumanity and injustice being done around us.And we want the wrongdoers to be severely punished. We embrace s...
A Prayer For When We Wonder If God Cares (Living in Love Day 1)
A Prayer For When We Wonder If God CaresLoving God,When we wonder if you care,Help us sense your presence, feel your love, and trust your faithfulness to us.Amen.
A Reflection For When We Wonder If God Cares (Living in Love Day 1)
A Reflection For When We Wonder If God CaresSometimes we wonder if God sees and cares about us.Moses may have wondered this himself when God described God’s self to Moses:The Lord pas...
A Prayer For When We Know What We’re Against
A Prayer For When We Know What We’re AgainstLoving God,When we know what we’re not going to do, but have no idea what we should do,Give us peace. Give us purpose. Give us people to fi...
A Reflection For When We Don’t Know What We Want To Do
A Reflection For When We Don’t Know What We Want To DoSometimes we know what we don’t want, but we have no idea what we do.The Gospel of Mark, chapter 5, tells the story of a man no one could restrain....
A Prayer For When We Don’t Know How To Forgive
A Prayer for When We Don’t Know How to ForgiveLoving God,When we don’t know how, or even if, we should forgive,Release us from our anger and bitterness.Teach us to s...
A Reflection For When We Don’t Know How To Forgive
A Reflection For When We Don’t Know How To ForgiveSometimes we don’t know how, or even if, we should forgive someone.Like Peter, we feel like seven times is way more than enough. — from Matthew 18:21
A Prayer For When Life Makes Us Hard
A Prayer for When Life Makes Us HardLoving God,When life tries to teach us to be hard,Help us remember to share the love and grace we have been given.Amen.
A Reflection For When Pain Makes Us Harder
A Reflection for When Pain Makes Us HarderSometimes what we learn from suffering is how to make sure nobody ever does that to us again.Jesus tells a parable about a man who owed a debt he could never r...
A Prayer For When Our Past Weighs Us Down
A Prayer for When Our Past Weighs Us DownLoving God,When we feel crushed under the weight of our past,Give us the strength to keep going, changing what we are able, repairing wh...
A Reflection For When Our Past Weighs Us Down
A Reflection for When Our Past Weighs Us Down Sometimes we feel crushed under the weight of our past mistakes and regrets.As Ezekiel puts it, it feels like we are “wasting away because of them.” —...
A Prayer For When We Want Bad People To Suffer
A Prayer for When We Want Bad People to Suffer Loving God,When we want to celebrate the suffering of those who hurt others,Keep our hunger for justice from becoming a hunger for ...
A Reflection For When We Want Bad People To Suffer
A Reflection For When We Want Bad People To Suffer Sometimes we are so hurt, so offended, and so outraged that we celebrate when bad things happen to bad people.But Ezekiel says that God takes “no...
A Prayer For When We Feel Disconnected
A Prayer for When We Feel DisconnectedLoving God,When we feel disconnected from the world around us,Help us connect with people with whom we can share mutual care and concern.<...
A Reflection For When We Feel Disconnected
A Reflection for When We Feel DisconnectedSometimes we feel completely disconnected from the people and the world around us.But when we find even two or three people with whom we can connect more deepl...
A Prayer For When We Can’t Explain God
A Prayer for When We Can’t Explain GodLoving God,When we struggle to find words or understanding for you,Help us nevertheless to more fully experience you in ourselves, each other, an...