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When Debts Remain

“But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” — Matthew 6:15

The gospel is not speaking about feelings.

It is speaking about keeping accounts.

Just moments earlier, we were taught to pray,

“Forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.”

Debt language.

Economic language.

To forgive means to release.

To cancel.

To let it go.

In the ancient world, debt meant bondage.

Loss of freedom.

Generational burden.

And we begin to see what this means:

If we will not release others,

we cannot live in a world of freedom.

As long as one account stays open,

the system of obligation remains.

If we believe our debt still defines us,

we will live as though we are still bound.

But the Kingdom of Heaven

is not built on outstanding accounts.

It is a love-centered way of life

where debts are released

and we are free to live differently.

To fully experience freedom — personally and together —

all debts must be released.

Theirs.

And ours.

None can remain.

I’m Horace McMillon.

This is 60 Seconds of Hope.

Peace be with you.

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A Prayer for What Truly Matters

Loving God,

We want a good life.

We want peace.

We want a life that feels full.

We want relationships that last.

But we confess how easily we chase what cannot satisfy.

We reach.

We strive.

We accumulate.

And still feel empty.

Teach us to seek first.

Turn our hearts toward Your Kingdom —

a love-centered way of life.

Form in us true righteousness —

not self-righteousness,

but right relationship.

Right relationship with You.

Right relationship with ourselves.

Right relationship with others.

Give us the courage to choose what endures.

Free us from what promises life but doesn’t deliver.

And as we pursue what truly matters,

let Your peace become not a distant dream,

but the life we live.

Amen.

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When We Pursue What Matters

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” — Matthew 6:33

We all want a good life.

But we chase the wrong things,

in the wrong places,

for the wrong reasons —

and then wonder why we feel empty.

We don’t have peace.

Our relationships are strained.

And even when we reach our goals, we still feel unsatisfied.

Seek first.

Pursue what truly matters.

The Kingdom — a love-centered way of life.

Marked by righteousness — not self-righteousness.

Right relationship with God.

Right relationship with ourselves and others.

A shared commitment to seek one another’s wellbeing.

When we order our lives around that —

peace is no longer a dream.

It becomes something we live.

I’m Horace McMillon.

This is 60 Seconds of Hope.

Peace be with you.

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A Prayer for When a Little Isn’t Enough

Loving God,

You see fear in us that only protects itself.

You see desires that curve inward.

You see the greed that keeps us hoarding more.

You see how we measure our wellbeing

by money,

by status,

by recognition,

by power.

We tell ourselves, “Just a little more.”

But a little more is never enough.

Help us seek to store up a different kind of treasure.

Help us store up kindness.

Help us accumulate compassion.

Help us practice generosity.

Help us choose service.

Root our wellbeing not in what we possess,

but in Your love shared in, among and through us.

Give us a peace that cannot be stolen.

A hope that does not depend on circumstance.

A love that endures beyond what fades.

Amen.

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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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