60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon

Send us Fan Mail A Prayer for When We Feel Alone Loving God, sometimes we move through life feeling separated from one another. We carry burdens quietly. We withdraw into ourselves. And over time, we can begin to forget that we were never meant to live alone. Remind us that your presence remains with us. And remind us that love often comes to us through the people around us— through listening, thr...

Send us Fan Mail When We Forget We’re Not Alone Sometimes there are moments when it feels like we’re carrying everything by ourselves. And over time, that feeling can make us forget that we were never meant to live alone. In Gospel of John 14:18 we hear these words: “I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you.” And the “you” here is not just one person. It is we. The collective “us.” A remi...

Send us Fan Mail A Prayer for When We’re Tired of Struggling Loving God, sometimes we try to do what is right and still find ourselves walking through difficult things. There are moments when the road feels longer than we expected. Moments when we feel worn down by what we are carrying. And yet— the Psalm speaks of people who passed through fire and flood and kept walking together through it. Peop...

Send us Fan Mail When Doing the Right Thing Still Gets Hard Being a good person and trying to do the right thing doesn’t guarantee an easy time or a smooth path. But the psalm writer, looking back over the journey, says: “We went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a spacious place.” That’s from Psalm 66. They went through fire. They went through flood. But they did not...

Send us Fan Mail A Prayer for When We Don’t Know What To Do Next Loving God, when we are facing something hard and we’re not sure what to do, remind us that we are not alone. You have given us your Spirit— and you have given us each other— to help, to steady, to guide, and to speak when we cannot find the words. So in the moments when we feel uncertain, help us to become aware of your presence wit...

Send us Fan Mail When We Don’t Know What To Do Next When we are facing something hard and we’re not sure what to do next— We are reminded  that we are not facing it alone. “…he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.” — John 14:16 The Greek word translated Advocate — παράκλητος (paraklētos) — comes from two words that mean to call alongside. Depending on context, it can mean: Helpe...

Send us Fan Mail A Prayer for When We Just Don’t Like Someone Loving God, sometimes we’re around someone and we just don’t like them. There can be something in us that pulls back— before we’ve even had time to understand it. And yet— you remind us that beneath what feels different, there is something deeper that we share. That we come from you. That we are a part of the same life. So in these mome...

Send us Fan Mail When We’re Around People We Don’t Connect With Sometimes we find ourselves around people we wouldn’t choose to be around— and we don’t feel much connection to them. But Acts speaks to these moments. And it names this: “We too are his offspring… We are God’s offspring.” (Acts 17:28–29) That doesn’t erase our differences. We don’t look the same, think the same, believe the same, or...

Send us Fan Mail A Prayer for When It Feels Like This Is All There Is Loving God, When something hard is happening, it can feel like this is how it’s always going to be. Like the moment we’re in is all there is. And in those moments, it becomes difficult to see beyond what is right in front of us. We feel the weight of it— the fear, the anger, the disappointment. And yet, your presence remains. No...

Send us Fan Mail When It Feels Like This Is How It’s Always Going to Be When something hard is happening, it can feel like this is how it’s always going to be. Like the moment we’re in is all there is. But Acts tells a different kind of story. “But filled with the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God…” — Acts 7:55 Stephen was living in the same world as everyone else. He had...

Send us Fan Mail A Prayer for When the Path We Chose Gets Hard Loving God, Sometimes we find ourselves walking through things we would not have chosen on their own— and yet, we know they are part of what we’ve already said yes to. Not forced. Not without question. But still we’ve chosen. And so we ask— meet us here, within the very place we would rather not be. Give us the strength to keep walking...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes We Still Have to Go Through It Sometimes the path we’ve chosen leads us into places we would not choose on their own. Jesus knew this kind of moment. He didn’t want the cross. He prayed that the cup might pass from him. And yet, he remained with what he had discerned was his to do. In the end, he entrusts himself to God with words first prayed in Psalm 31: “Into your han...

Send us Fan Mail A Prayer for When Faith Feels Like Pressure Loving God, Sometimes we learn to respond to pressure— to move toward what is rewarded, and away from what is not. And sometimes, we find those same patterns shaping how we respond to you. But you meet us differently. Not with threat, not with something held over us— but with an invitation to notice what we’ve already experienced, and to...

Send us Fan Mail When Faith Isn’t About Pressure Sometimes when people—or even institutions—want us to act in certain ways, they rely on a mix of pressure and reward. Consequences if we don’t. Promises if we do. But 1 Peter speaks in a different way. “if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good…” — 1 Peter 2:3 There’s no threat here. No promise being held out in front of us. Just an invitation...

Send us Fan Mail     A Prayer About What Salvation Means Loving God, Sometimes we hear words like “salvation”— and we’re not quite sure what they mean for us. Help us hear salvation not only as a rescue from something, but as a process we are being drawn into. To receive what nurtures growth, and to remain present as we are being made whole over time. In these moments, help us to recognize what is...

Send us Fan Mail When Salvation Isn’t What We Thought  Sometimes we hear the word “salvation”— and we’re not quite sure what it means. Saved from what, saved for what, and how it actually takes shape in a life. “Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation—” (1 Peter 2:2) In this passage, salvation isn’t described as a moment we arrive at— but...

Send us Fan Mail A Prayer for When We Don’t Know the Way Loving God, Sometimes we find ourselves wanting to move forward— but unsure where to go or how to get there. We can see what we hope for, but the path is not clear. And in those moments, it’s easy to feel lost — But you meet us here, inviting us to trust that we are not alone and that you are still here. Help us to take the step in front of...

Send us Fan Mail When We Don’t Know the Way There are times we know where we want to go, but don’t know the way. We know what we want to accomplish, but don’t know how. The early disciples felt this. “Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?’” — John 14:5 In this moment, Thomas didn’t pretend to have all the answers. He didn’t fake confidence or certa...

Send us Fan Mail A Prayer for When Faith Feels Like Something to Carry Loving God, Sometimes when we hear the word “sacrifice,” we imagine something heavy— something difficult to carry or hard to give. And at times, we approach our lives with you in that same way. But you show us something different. You invite us to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with you. Help us treat each other...

Send us Fan Mail When We Think of Sacrifice as Something Hard When we are called to “offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God…” (1 Peter 2:5), what does this mean? The immediate context suggests that our lives are like living stones— each of us, in our own way, participating in something larger than ourselves. And when we hear “sacrifice,” we often imagine something heavy or costly— but Script...

Send us Fan Mail A Prayer for When We’re Not Ready to Hear Loving God, Sometimes we hear something we’re not ready to receive— and we turn away, close ourselves off, or resist what is being said. Not always because it is wrong, but because it asks something of us we’re not yet prepared to give. Meet us in those moments. Not with pressure— but with patience. Not with force— but with a steady invita...

Send us Fan Mail When We Cover Our Ears Sometimes we don’t want to hear it. Sometimes we just aren’t ready. “But they covered their ears, and with a loud shout all rushed together against him.” — Acts 7:57 It wasn’t about the character of the messenger. Stephen was a good person by all accounts. It wasn’t about the truth of the message. Stephen was courageously bearing witness to what he had seen...

Send us Fan Mail A Prayer for When Things Get Hard Loving God, Sometimes we find ourselves in situations that are difficult, uncertain, or unfair. And in those moments, we don’t always know how to respond. Some of us become defensive— trying to justify ourselves. Some of us go on the attack— reacting out of frustration or anger. Some of us withdraw— losing energy, losing hope. Meet us in these mom...

Send us Fan Mail How We Respond When Things Get Hard Sometimes we find ourselves in situations that are difficult, uncertain, or unfair. “He did not threaten, but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.” (1 Peter 2:23) When things get hard, we don’t always respond the same way. Some of us become defensive— trying to justify ourselves, and at times even our very being. Some of us go on t...

Send us Fan Mail A Prayer for When We Feel the Distance Between Us Loving God, Sometimes we find ourselves next to people we’re not sure how to relate to— unsure what we share, or how we can fit together. Suspicion, misunderstanding, and mistrust easily divide us. But you draw us together in ways we don’t always expect. You make room for us— and for others too. Help us remain open in these moments...