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Acknowledge, Learn, And Grow (Advent 9)

“And they were baptized by him in the River Jordan, confessing their sins.” - Matthew 3:6

Confessing one’s faults, mistakes, and shortcomings isn’t about blame and shame. It’s not about making oneself feel guilty. It’s certainly not about pointing out flaws in anyone other than ourselves.

Baptism represents a person’s desire, commitment, and determination to make a new start, putting the old ways behind. Confession is a tool for understanding and acknowledging our mistakes, learning from them, and growing into better versions of ourselves.

I’ve been happily married going on 30 years now. But before that, I was previously married where we only lasted about nine months before we permanently separated. At the time, in my mind all of her faults were on full display.

Then it occurred to me that even if I felt like she was 80-90 percent responsible for our problems, I still had 10-20 percent of the blame. And if I didn’t fix my part of the problem, I would carry that same dysfunction into a new relationship.

I needed to be a better communicator, speaking the truth in love and gentleness. I needed to be a better listener, not so defensive and quick to feel attacked. I needed to prioritize the health of the relationship over my timeline for achieving our goals which were mostly mine in the first place.

Confessing all this to myself and God was an essential step in my journey to growth.

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

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How Do We Prepare The Way? (Advent 8)

“This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.'" - Matthew 3:3 quoting Isaiah

After we repent, after we change or focus and direction, we have a role to play. We have been called to prepare the way of The Lord. We make it easier for folks to find and follow their pathways. How do we do this?

First, we root and ground ourselves in love. We allow our minds to be perpetually renewed as we practice a new way of thinking about the world. We allow our lives to become living sacrifices.

We do this by offering hope to others. A person without hope is a danger to themselves and everyone else. A person who doesn’t believe that things can get better, will accept the unacceptable and even participate in destroying themselves and the people around them.

The way things are for us as individuals and as communities is not the way they have to be. God has shown us a different way to live. Our job is to embrace it and help others to do the same.

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

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Turn Around And Look For It (Advent 7)

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near." - Matthew 3:2

The word repent means to turn around and change direction. As we change our direction, we change our focus.

Instead of being focused on our frustrations and failures, instead of being focused the pitfalls and problems, we become focused on the possibilities and opportunities.

We are not far away from the kingdom of heaven. We are not far away from being able to live together with each other as God intended.

The world’s vast resources will be used for the benefit of all humanity. The poor will receive justice, and the needy will be delivered from poverty. Righteousness will flourish and peace will abound until the moon no longer shines. (based on Psalm 72)

This world isn’t very far away. We have to be willing to turn around and look for it.

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

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Hope Is Not A Passive Activity

“O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD!” - Isaiah 2:5

The hope that we have been called to live in is not a passive one. We are called to carry God’s love into the world. We are called to be ambassadors of hope and ministers of reconciliation.

We are called to bring good news to the poor, to set free the oppressed, to bind up the broken hearted, to be relentless in our pursuit of peace and wellbeing, of goodness and mercy, not only for ourselves, but also for all of our neighbors.

We have been called to walk in the light of God’s love. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always perseveres. Love always hopes.

This kind of hope is not a passive activity.

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

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Based on Isaiah 2:1-5

1. Trust in the power of the vision of God’s shalom (of God’s love and care) to draw humanity to it. No need to coerce through violence, economic coercion or social coercion. Lifting the vision will draw humanity to it.

2. Trust in the vision enough to put in the work to live in it. We have to learn a new way to live in the world, to think and speak, to act and react, to hope and desire. It’s requires that we make the effort. Trust God enough to put in the work.

3. Trust that this vision will ultimately transform the world. We do not accept the world as it is. We trust that the world will one day be as God intended it.

Therefore, we make the commitment to walk in the light.

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Look For Holy Moments

“Keep awake, therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.” - Matthew 24:42

Since the world, the entire cosmos lives and moves and has its being in God, everyone and everything is imbibed with the sacred.

This means that even our most ordinary tasks and mundane activities, even our casual conversations and passing interactions can be opportunities for us to experience transcendence, can be opportunities for us to experience Emmanuel- God with us.

Pay attention to beauty. Live with an intentional sense of awe and wonder. Share kindness and compassion with others. Notice when these gifts are shared with you.

These are all holy moments. Look for the holy moments. It is in these moments we find that God has come to us.

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

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What Would Someone Notice In Us? (Advent 4)

“As for the things that you have learned and received and heard and noticed in me, do them, and the God of peace will be with you.” -Philippians 4:9

If someone were to observe us for an extended period of time, what would they notice about us?

Would they see gentle people, people whose gentleness comes from their confidence in God’s care and protection?

Would they see people who even in life’s most anxious moments practiced gratitude? People who gained clarity and comfort through the practice of prayer and meditation?

Would they see people whose hearts and minds were consistently at peace and free of bitterness and hate, anger and fear?

Would they see people who are relentlessly positive, who both focus on the good and work for the good?

Dear God, let the power of your spirit living within and among us transform us into such people.

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

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Give Thanks For Three Spiritual Truths

“Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.

Serve the LORD with gladness; come into his presence with singing.

Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him; bless his name.

For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever and his faithfulness to all generations” Psalm 100

Give thanks for three spiritual truths:

1. We belong to God.
2. God is good.
3. God’s love for us endures forever.

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

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