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When We Can’t Get Enough

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth…” — Matthew 6:19

The verb tense here means:

Don’t keep storing.

Don’t keep accumulating.

As in —

Don’t keep chasing and piling up:

Money.

Power.

Status.

Recognition.

We tell ourselves:

When we get enough, we will be safe.

When we have enough, we will be secure.

When we achieve enough, we will be happy.

But the more we accumulate,

the emptier we feel.

These treasures don’t just rot.

They rot us from the inside out.

To experience the Kingdom of Heaven among us,

we store up a completely different kind of treasure:

Kindness.

Compassion.

Generosity.

Service.

This treasure cannot be lost.

It cannot be stolen.

It does not decay.

It does not leave us empty.

And as we keep storing this kind of treasure,

we discover a wellbeing the world cannot give

and cannot take away —

Wellbeing rooted in love.

I’m Horace McMillon.

This is 60 Seconds of Hope.

Peace be with you.

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Prayer: Uprooting Anger

Faithful God,

You know how quickly frustration rises in us.

You know how easily it settles in.

We confess that sometimes we nurse what should have been released.

We replay what should have been surrendered.

We keep alive what You are inviting us to let go.

Search us.

Show us where anger has taken root —

where it lingers beneath our words,

where it subtly shapes how we see and respond.

Give us courage to name it

before it hardens into contempt.

Uproot the weed that chokes compassion.

Loosen the grip of resentment.

Restore what anger has strained or severed.

Teach us to feel without clinging.

To speak without wounding.

To stand firm without becoming harsh.

Form in us a heart where Your Kingdom can blossom —

steadfast in love,

slow to anger,

and generous in grace.

And when anger rises again,

remind us that we do not have to hold onto it.

Amen.

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Letting Go of Anger

“But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment.” — Matthew 5:22

The word the Gospel writer uses here does not refer to momentary irritation

or heat-of-the-moment passion.

The Greek word used — orgizomenos (ὀργιζόμενος) — points to something more than a passing emotion.

It suggests anger that is held onto.

Anger that is nursed.

Anger that is fully settled in and internalized.

Our momentary feelings of frustration are not the issue.

The anger we keep alive is.

Anger that lurks shapes how we see people.

Anger that lingers shapes how we respond.

It hinders our ability to communicate.

It shrinks our compassion.

It severs our relationships.

This kind of anger is the weed that keeps the Kingdom of Heaven from blossoming in us.

We all get angry.

The question is whether we hold onto it or let it go.

I’m Horace McMillon.

This is 60 Seconds of Hope.

Peace be with you.

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Prayer: Built from the Inside Out

Loving God,

Search our motives.

When we are tempted

to do good so we will be noticed…

when we want praise

more than doing what is right…

steady us.

Free us from the need to impress.

Free us from the desire

to be seen as righteous.

Move us instead by compassion.

Move us by genuine care.

Teach us to trust

that what is done outside the spotlight matters.

Let our unheralded acts of kindness

and service

become the building blocks of a Kingdom

formed from the inside out.

Shape us in the places

no one else sees.

Amen.

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Don’t do it for status.

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them…” — Matthew 6:1

Jesus is not warning us against doing good.

He is warning us about doing good to be seen.

If we are chasing clout…

If we are chasing admiration…

If we are chasing praise…

If we are worried about being perceived as a good person…

We may gain attention —

but we miss something deeper.

The Kingdom of Heaven is not found in applause.

It is found in compassionate service.

Motivation matters.

If we are moved by kindness…

If we are moved by compassion…

If we are moved by genuine care and concern…

Then even what is done outside the spotlight —

our quiet acts of service,

our unheralded kindness —

becomes the building blocks of a Kingdom

formed from the inside out.

The question is not simply what are we doing?

The question is why are we doing it?

I’m Horace McMillon.

This is 60 Seconds of Hope.

Peace be with you.

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Prayer: When Contempt Creeps In

Faithful God,

Search us again.

Show us where dismissal has settled into something deeper —

where frustration has become superiority,

where disagreement has turned into contempt.

Forgive us for the moments we have written someone off.

Forgive us for deciding they were not worth patience,

not worth listening to,

not worth grace.

Keep our hearts from hardening.

When we are tempted to reduce someone

to their most broken moment

or their most wounded thought,

interrupt us.

Remind us that no one is disposable.

No one is beyond redemption.

No one is outside Your care.

Soften what has grown hard in us.

Break up the soil where contempt has taken root.

Form in us a love that refuses to dehumanize.

Teach us to disagree without dishonoring.

Teach us to stand firm without becoming cruel.

And when we are tempted to assume we have arrived,

remind us gently:

We, too, are not finished yet.

Amen.

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When Dismissal Hardens Into Contempt

“…and anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.” — Matthew 5:22

If Raca is dismissal,

“You fool” is dismissal that has hardened into contempt.

In Scripture, a fool is not simply uninformed.

It is someone judged morally empty.

Dismissal shrugs.

Contempt condemns.

Dismissal keeps distance.

Contempt closes the heart.

And once contempt settles in,

we begin to justify harm.

We stop seeing the image of God reflected in them.

That is why Jesus warns us.

Contempt does not stay small.

It corrodes the soul.

It spreads.

It becomes deadly.

The Kingdom of Heaven cannot grow in hardened soil.

It grows where love grows strong.

Before dismissal becomes contempt,

before contempt becomes cruelty,

remember:

We, too, are not finished yet.

I’m Horace McMillon.

This is 60 Seconds of Hope.

Peace be with you.

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A Prayer Against Dismissiveness

Loving God,

Search our hearts.

Show us where we have dismissed others —

where we have rolled our eyes,

reduced someone to a label,

or treated their concerns as unworthy of attention.

Forgive us for the ways we shrink people

with our words,

our tone,

or our silence.

When frustration tempts us to brush someone aside,

slow us down.

When impatience rises,

steady us.

Teach us to see fully.

Remind us that every person we encounter

bears Your image.

Guard us from the small habits

that grow into hardened hearts.

Form in us a posture of attentiveness.

Give us the courage to listen.

Give us the humility to learn.

Let Your Kingdom take root in us —

not through dismissal,

but through love learning to see.

Amen.

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