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The Cup That Cannot Satisfy

“Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.

In my experience, most people who become angry and bitter have very real reasons.

Often, they—or the people they love—have suffered grievous harm, injury, or injustice.

Other times, they simply possess the compassion and moral imagination to grieve deeply for people they have never met.

When injustice leaves a bitter taste in our mouths, we are tempted to cleanse it by drinking from the cup of rage, followed by a chaser of revenge and retribution.

It may taste good in the moment—but it poisons us in the end and makes our spirits sick.

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

— Matthew 5:6

Salvation, liberation, and deliverance.

Redemption, restoration, and reconciliation.

Justice, equity, and equality.

These are the elements of righteousness.

These are the only things that will ever truly quench our thirst.

May we always thirst for righteousness, not rage.

I’m Horace McMillon.

This is 60 Seconds of Hope.

Peace be with you.

(Thanks for your prayers. I’ve been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, a condition that usually corrects in time. Thanks for your concern and well wishes. Your prayers are appreciated.)

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It’s Never Too Late To Start Again

“… Everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” - from Acts 10:43

So many of us have been stuck in broken situations for so long that we have accepted them as our reality. We keep engaging in the same dysfunctional patterns of thinking and behavior and hoping that somehow we will get a different outcome. Or worse, we already accepted the bad outcomes we know are coming.

The forgiveness that is described in Luke/Acts has nothing to do with placating the wrath of an angry God. It has nothing to do with upholding God’s honor. Forgiveness is about restoring lives, and relationships. Forgiveness delivers the forgiven from the pits of hopelessness and despair.

It’s never too late for the prodigal child to come back home. It’s never too late to begin again. It’s never too late to become the person you were meant to be. No matter how broken we are, no matter how long we have been broken, everyone who believes will eventually become through the power of God’s love.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

(Thanks for your prayers. I’ve been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, a condition that usually corrects in time. Thanks for your concern and well wishes. Your prayers are appreciated.)

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From Every Nation And Tribe

“I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every people anyone who fears him and practices righteousness is acceptable to him.” - from Acts 10:34-35

Too many of us believe that God needs defending and that the gates of heaven need guarding. We take it upon ourselves to decide who is worthy and unworthy. We keep trying to decide who is acceptable and unacceptable. As a result, we end up with deeper conflicts and endless division.

Our efforts in this area are unnecessary. God has already decided who is acceptable. From every nation and tribe anyone and everyone who fears God and practices righteousness is acceptable to God. Anyone and everyone who fears God and practices righteousness is acceptable to God.

Fearing God means living life with a sense of awe, wonder, and appreciation. It is our recognizing that we a small part of something far bigger and greater than ourselves. It is living with the humility informed commitment to keep learning, growing, maturing, and improving.

Practicing righteousness means abstaining from intimidation, exploitation, and abuse. It means walking with integrity and treating everyone justly. In particular it means feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, caring for the sick, welcoming the stranger and remembering the prisoner.

No matter a person’s creeds and confessions, no matter a person’s ritual and traditions. From every tribe and nation, everyone who fears God and does what’s right is acceptable to God.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

(Thanks for your prayers. I’ve been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, a condition that usually corrects in time. Thanks for your concern and well wishes. Your prayers are appreciated.)

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Beyond Tribe and Nation: A World-Sized Love

“Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.

From the very beginning, God told Abraham,

“In you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Genesis 12:3)

Love was never meant to be rationed out to those closest to us.

Scripture doesn’t give us an order of love—it gives us the direction to love everyone.

Jesus showed us that our neighbor is not defined by similarity, citizenship, or closeness, but by compassion. And when we narrow our loyalties, we shrink the gospel.

Hope expands as love expands.

And when we look beyond tribe and nation, we begin to see others not as strangers to fear, but as neighbors God already loves.

Scripture doesn’t tell us who to love first.

It tells us who we must not leave out.

God loves the world.

And we are called to love it too.

I’m Horace McMillon.

This is 60 Seconds of Hope.

Peace be with you.

(Thanks for your prayers. I’ve been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, a condition that usually corrects in time. Thanks for your concern and well wishes. Your prayers are appreciated.)

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Acceptance And Community

“Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters… for God has accepted them. “ - from Romans 14

The early Christians in Rome were already deeply divided on matters of faith and practice- matters that impacted their everyday lives. Their differences were not easily reconciled.

In Paul’s view, loving one another in the context of a diverse and pluralistic community required them to learn how to accept one another. Acceptance doesn’t necessarily mean affirmation or agreement but it’s more than tolerance.

Acceptance means:

1. We encourage each other to reflect, pray and discern. Then we honor and respect the conclusions of each other’s discernment. Not merely tolerate, not necessarily affirm, but we accept and honor.
2. We stop judging each other- recognizing that God has already accepted us all.
3. We focus our every effort on doing what leads to peace, wellbeing, and mutual edification.

Dear God, give us the love and grace to accept and honor one another- particularly in our differences of belief, conviction, and practice. Help us build communities that lift each other up. In your name we pray. Amen.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

(Thanks for your prayers. I’ve been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, a condition that usually corrects in time. Thanks for your concern and well wishes. Your prayers are appreciated.)

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Becoming Living Stones Of Hope

“With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.” - Martin Luther King Jr

The prophetic traditions of the scriptures consistently compare and contrast the world as it is to the world as it should be.

Then we are invited to choose. We can choose resignation, hopelessness, and despair. We can choose to give into cynicism.

Or we can choose to be a part of building the world as it should be. In 1 Peter, God is the builder and we are the stones.

“Like living stones let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices…” - from 1 Peter 2:5

Dear God, out of the mountains of hopelessness and despair, let us become your living stones of hope. Amen.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

(Thanks for your prayers. I’ve been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, a condition that usually corrects in time. Thanks for your concern and well wishes. Your prayers are appreciated.)

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Say Amen And Get To Work

“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

God has given us a vision of the world as it should be, a world filled with peace, and wellbeing for all, a world free of violence, exploitation, and injustice, a world where we are free to grow and develop every gift God has given us.

Just as God has made us, humanity, caretakers of the world as it is now, God has called us to be co-laborers in creating the world as it should be. The work is fulfilling, but it isn’t easy. As a result, we are tempted to pullback, fallback, and ease up.

However, as the Apostle Paul encourages, “Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” — Galatians 6:9

After we bow our heads to pray, we must say amen and get to work.

Dear God, give us the faith, strength, and courage to do this work.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

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Faith: New Year, New World

Kwanzaa Day 7, Life Day Eternal

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance…” - Hebrews 11:13

Only people living by faith have the power to change the world.

Only people living in love have the ability to change the world for the better.

Only people living as prisoners of hope have the courage and determination to live by faith in love.

Many before me have called this section of Hebrews a faith hall of fame. Many otherwise ordinary men and women made a difference in their world because of their extraordinary faith.

They embraced a vision for the world that stretched out far beyond their lifetimes. They themselves would never in this fully realized vision, but they welcomed it from afar.

It’s our turn now. Let us join them now in running this race with perseverance, living by faith, in love, sustained by the Hope that holds onto us as we hold on to Hope.

Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

(Thanks for your prayers. I’ve been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, a condition that usually corrects in time. Thanks for your concern and well wishes. Your prayers are appreciated.)

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