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The Audacity to Believe

“…and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” — Genesis 12:3

Abram and Sarai were well past what most would call their prime.

No empire.

No army.

No following.

Just a vision and a promise.

They believed their lives could matter

beyond their own years.

Moses stood before Pharaoh with nothing but a call.

Esther spoke when silence would have been safer.

Nehemiah and a remnant rebuilt what others had written off.

A small band of disciples, unknown and unimpressive,

outlived Rome itself.

None of them looked like history-makers at the start.

They simply trusted that their yes in that moment

could ripple far beyond it.

The promise to Abram was never about personal success.

It was about blessing —

families,

nations,

the whole earth.

And this promise still moves through ordinary people

who dare to believe their acts of courage and faithfulness matter.

Let us have the audacity to believe

that love can reshape systems,

that courage can confront and dismantle injustice,

that faithfulness can outlast empires.

And let us have the courage to act —

right where we are,

with what we have —

starting now.

I’m Horace McMillon.

This is 60 Seconds of Hope.

Peace be with you.

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A Prayer for Lives That Lift Others

Loving God,

You are the One who blesses.

You open doors.

You create opportunity.

You give strength, vision, and favor.

And sometimes we forget why.

We want our work to count.

We want our efforts to be noticed.

We hope success will finally tell us we belong.

Reorder our hearts.

Remind us that Your blessing was never meant to stop with us.

If You lift us,

let it be so we can lift someone else.

If You expand our influence,

let it widen access for others.

If You strengthen our name,

let it be strength for those still climbing.

Guard us from rising above at the expense of others.

Teach us to raise others up.

Make us people who do not cling to what we gain,

but use it generously.

Let our success be shaped by love.

Let our striving serve the common good.

Let our lives become blessing.

Amen.

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The Purpose of Our Success

“I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.” — Genesis 12:2

We all want to succeed.

We want to build something meaningful.

We want our work to matter.

We want our names to stand for something good.

And there is nothing wrong with that.

But in this promise to Abram and Sarai, we are reminded of something deeper.

“I will bless you…

so that you will be a blessing.”

The blessing was never the final destination.

It was the beginning of responsibility.

The Hebrew word used here — בָּרַךְ (barakh) — speaks of favor that produces flourishing.

Not private advantage.

Not self-congratulation.

Flourishing that spills over.

Success isn’t about our getting ours.

It’s about helping make sure everyone gets theirs.

Any achievement we seek…

any recognition we receive…

any door that opens for us…

is not given so we can stand taller than others.

It is given so we can lift others.

Our names are made great

not so they echo,

but so they become shelter.

Blessed people become blessing people.

And when success is shaped by love,

it is no longer about rising above —

it is about raising others up.

I’m Horace McMillon.

This is 60 Seconds of Hope.

Peace be with you.

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A Prayer To Become A Blessing

Loving God,

You see us.

You see when we feel less than.

You see the hurts we carry.

You see how quickly we rise to defend ourselves.

Redirect us.

When someone insults us, let their words fall away.

Remove our need to repay them.

Keep us from exhausting ourselves trying to prove ourselves.

Remind us that our worth is not on trial.

You have called us.

You guide us.

You protect the promise.

Free us from arguing with every critic

or answering every accusation.

Form in us a different reflex.

When we are tempted to diminish,

teach us to build up.

When we are tempted to retaliate,

teach us to bless.

Widen our hearts.

Make us a blessing —

to all families of the earth.

Amen.

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Called To Bless

“I will bless those who bless you,

and whoever tries to make you small —

that I will take seriously…

and all families of the earth will be blessed through you.” — Genesis 12:3

When God calls Abram and Sarai,

there is no command to defend themselves.

No calling to argue with their critics.

No instruction to prove their worth.

There is simply a promise.

If someone tries to make you small —

to belittle you,

to treat you as insignificant —

that matters to the One who called you.

We do not have to exhaust ourselves fighting for our value.

We do not have to reflexively respond

to someone else’s attempt to belittle us.

God sees us.

God guides us.

God protects the promise.

Our calling is not about fighting our opponents.

Our calling is about becoming a blessing.

Not just to those we like.

Not just to those we agree with.

Not just to those who treat us kindly.

But to all families of the earth.

When we build others up,

we step into the wideness of that promise.

We are not called to retaliation.

We are called to become a blessing.

I’m Horace McMillon.

This is 60 Seconds of Hope.

Peace be with you.

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A Prayer for the Courage to Begin

Faithful God,

You call us forward

even when we cannot see the whole path.

You invite us to move

before we have all the answers.

And if we are honest,

we prefer clarity.

We prefer guarantees.

We prefer comfort.

Give us the courage to trust You

when the future is not fully visible.

Help us release what has always felt comfortable

when it is no longer where we are meant to remain.

Guard our hearts from pride —

as if leaving makes us better than those who stay.

Guard us from fear —

as if staying is always safer than going.

Teach us to recognize Your voice.

Teach us to discern Your call.

Teach us to begin.

Like Abram and Sarai,

help us trust enough

to take the first step.

And when the road feels uncertain,

remind us that Your promise

is greater than our understanding.

We place our future in Your hands.

Amen.

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Becoming Who We Are Meant To Be

“Now the LORD said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.’” — Genesis 12:1

Sometimes becoming who we are meant to be

requires leaving what has always felt comfortable.

God did not give Abram and Sarai a full explanation.

There was no outline.

No step-by-step instructions.

Only a call.

Leave your country.

Leave your kindred.

Leave your father’s house.

Go.

This was not a declaration that something was wrong with where they had been.

It was not a judgment on those who would remain.

They were not called to what Abram and Sarai were called to.

And that is always the tension.

Not everyone is called to the same road.

Not everyone is invited into the same season.

The call of God does not usually come with a full itinerary.

There is no map.

Only a promise.

Abram and Sarai did not know the destination.

They did not know the timing.

They did not know the details.

They trusted.

And sometimes that is what faith looks like —

not having all the answers,

but trusting enough to begin.

What has always felt comfortable

may not be where we are meant to stay.

The question is not whether the familiar is good or bad.

The question is whether we are willing

to answer the call

when it comes.

I’m Horace McMillon.

This is 60 Seconds of Hope.

Peace be with you.

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A Prayer for Recognizing Our Fruit

Loving God,

You see what grows in us

even when we do not.

You see the patience forming

and the resentment we still carry.

You see compassion rising

and the places where contempt tries to take root.

You see our generosity —

and the fear that sometimes restrains it.

Search us gently.

Not to shame us,

but to help us see clearly.

Where resentment lingers,

teach us patience.

Where contempt hardens,

soften us with compassion.

Where fear constricts our hearts,

lead us into generosity.

Make us whole —

our words and actions telling the same story.

Shape us into people

whose fruit reflects Your love.

And when we look at our own lives,

let us recognize

who we are becoming.

Amen.

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