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60 Seconds of Hope: Unity (Kwanzaa Day 1)

“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.” - Romans 14:19

Unity doesn’t require uniformity. Unity doesn’t require conformity. Unity doesn’t even require agreement except that we to agree to live together in the peace that gives everyone the opportunity to thrive.

Unity requires each of us to use all of our gifts, efforts, and resources in ways that build each other up. But what wakes a person thrive? Our unity often breaks down on this last point.

We have different ideas of righteousness, justice, and fairness. These are not easily reconciled. Therefore, we sever relationships, seeing each other as misguided at best and as evil at worst.

Unity requires us to have the humility to acknowledge that we may be wrong and are most certainly not completely right.

Unity requires us to love each other enough to accept our differences, embrace what we have in common, and work for the common good while treating each other with dignity and respect.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Merry Christmas and peace be with you.

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The Darkness Shall Not Overtake Us

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtake it.” - John 1:5

Evil may appear to be ascending.

The darkness shall not overtake us.

The callous may sit on the throne.

The darkness shall not overtake us.

We have suffered set backs and losses.

The darkness shall not overtake us.

We may grow weary from the fight.

The darkness shall not overtake us.

With our hope and faith in the power of love,

The darkness shall not overtake us.

We will place our candles on the lamp stand.

The darkness shall not overtake us.

We shield our flames from the winds of fear and hate.

The darkness shall not overtake us.

Our lights shine brightly in the darkness.

The darkness shall not overtake us.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Merry Christmas and peace be with you.

(Thanks in advance for your prayers.)

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While We Wait For Christmas

“Live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly, while we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.” - from Titus 2:12-13

Our swords have not been yet beaten into plowshares. Our spears are not yet pruning hooks. The lion does not lay with the lamb. And we are still studying war. The world described by Jesus and the prophets, a world of peace and wellbeing for all has still not yet arrived.

While we wait for this new world to emerge, the writer of Titus encourages us to prepare ourselves to be citizens of such a world. We must learn to practice the self discipline and self control required for us to respond in every situation and circumstance with the integrity, faithfulness, kindness, and compassion that love requires of us.

We have a lot to learn while we wait for Christmas.

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

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Holding Treasure In Our Hearts

“Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.” - Luke 2:19

Mary experienced so many spectacular and extraordinary moments… The visit of the angel, her fearless decision to answer her calling, pregnancy, a new husband, and the miracle of birth.

Many of us have had moments of transcendence, where we experience the luminous. Others of us have been witnesses of the miraculous. Still others of us have had our hearts stirred and our spirits come alive in ways that are hard to put into words.

Then comes the daily grind. Mary now had baby to be cared for, meals to be prepared, a household maintained, a new marriage to navigate, and many miles to travel and places to visit, as she and Joseph struggled to find a place to call home.

Luminal moments are special and rare. They have to sustain us for a lifetime as we return to the demands of ordinary life. May we like Mary, treasure these moments and hold them in our hearts.

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

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If It’s Not Good News For Everyone…

“But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people:” - Luke 2:10

We fear that there isn’t enough to go around. We suppose that life is like a pie, where when someone gets a slice that leaves a little less for anyone else to have. And we’re not trying to do without.

We operate under the assumption that some folks are going to have, and others are going to have to do without. Then we do everything in our power to make sure we get ours even if it comes at someone else’s expense. In our minds, that’s just the way things are.

The good news is for everyone, particularly those living in the shadows and in the margins. It declares…. The hungry will be fed. The naked will be clothed. The thirsty will be given to drink. The sick will be cared for. And the stranger will be welcomed.

If it’s not good news for everyone, it’s not the gospel. We live in a world of God’s abundance. There’s more than enough good news to go around.

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

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Waiting For Delivery

“While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.”- Luke 2:6

We are like expecting mothers. Our lives are pregnant with possibility and potential. Yet there are no short cuts to delivery. There is no way to hasten the time. Instead we do the best we can to care for ourselves in order to care for the life within us while enduring the pain and discomfort with the joy of hope filled anticipation.

We are like expecting fathers. We may not have the life of another within us. Yet we do every we can to provide and protect for the lives of mother and child. We are eager to meet the life that will come into the world. Despite our occasional feelings of helplessness, we do everything in our power, and use every ability and every resource at our disposal to create the space and place for our growing family to thrive.

We like mother and father do not control the delivery timeline. Like mother and father together, we are waiting for delivery. Our waiting is not passive but active and proactive.

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

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Let Us Embrace Our True Identities

Our true identities are those of gods and goddesses, children of the most high God. Our lives are to serve dwelling places of the most high. (Psalm 82 & 1 Corinthians 3:16)

In our verse for today, Jesus “was declared to be Son of God with power according to the spirit of holiness by resurrection from the dead…” -from Romans 1:4

We too are recognized as the children of God when we embrace our true identities. We embrace our true identities in and through loving God, ourselves, and everyone and everything else with everything we have.

Loving fully and completely connects us to the sacred and the holy. Connection to the sacred and the holy gives us power of the resurrection, the power to redeem and restore lives and to transform the world.

We embrace our true identities by living in love. Love enables us to be sacred beings, living in holy world. Let us embrace our true identities.

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

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Saved From Our Sins For Love

“She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."-Matthew 1:21

Saved from our fear and anger…

Saved from our injustice and oppression…

Saved from our hopelessness and despair…

Saved from our apathy and indifference…

Saved from our greed and lust…

Saved from our hubris and pride…

Saved from our faulty logic and poor judgment…

Saved from our individual and collective sins…

We are saved by, with, in, and through love for love.

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

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