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You Don’t Have to Pretend You’re Ok…(Advent 2024)

“You have fed them with the bread of tears and given them tears to drink in full measure. You make us the scorn of our neighbors; our enemies laugh among themselves.” - Psalm 80:5-6

The scriptural tradition is hopeful, optimistic, and determined. It is also honest and raw.

When the writers feel abandoned and forsaken, they say so. When the writers feel overwhelmed, they say so. When they feel like they’re clutching their last straws, they say so.

They give themselves permission to feel what they feel and they honor those feelings.

That said, after we cry, we get back up, wash our faces, anoint our heads with oil, and move forward into our future. We trust that our footsteps will be led out of the shadows and into the sunshine of God’s love.

You don’t have to pretend you’re ok, but know that you’re going to be ok.

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

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Honesty, Gratitude and Trust Equals Peace (Advent 2024)

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” - Philippians 4:6

Paul had a lot to be anxious about. Even though he had some relative privilege as a Roman citizen, he knew everything could be taken away from him.

He was arrested, beaten, and would eventually be tried and executed because of his devotion to a movement, that was highly disruptive of the status quo.

Yet in the face of all this he was able to trade his fears and anxieties for a peace that surpassed all understanding.

He did this first through his practice of prayer and supplication where he named everything that was on his heart and mind, his fears, concerns, hopes, dreams and desires.

He then coupled that with radical gratitude where he named any and every good thing he already had.

Honesty, Gratitude and Trust equaled peace.

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

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60 Seconds of Hope: What Now? (Advent 2024)

“And the crowds asked him, "What, then, should we do?"

In reply he said to them, "Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none, and whoever has food must do likewise."

Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what should we do?"

He said to them, "Collect no more than the amount prescribed for you."

Soldiers also asked him, "And we, what should we do?" He said to them, "Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages." (Luke 3:10-14)

While we wait for the world to become what it should be, we must focus on doing the things we can do to move it in that direction.

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

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