If we can hope and if we can love, we can change the world, starting with our own. '60 Seconds of Hope' your daily oasis of positivity and inspiration! Join Horace McMillon each day for a minute reflection designed to equip, empower, and inspire you to be your best self and to help all of us make the world a better place. Kickstart each morning with a dose of hope to uplift your spirits and set a positive tone for the day ahead. Tune in and embrace the power of positivity!
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Send us a text Love Empowers Us to Overcome “Two Truths: Nothing can separate us from the love of God, and God’s love empowers us to overcome.” (Based on Romans 8) Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “, Day 29 #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #growth #positivity #inspiration #faith #inspirationalquote…
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Send us a text Stay in the Fight! “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” - Galatians 6:9 I know some of us are tired, dejected, frustrated and disappointed. We have experienced setbacks and loss. I did not anticipate that we’d still be fighting some of the battles we currently fa…
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Send us a text What Does Love Look Like? “What does love look like? It has hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has ears ti hear the sighs and sorrows of men…” - Augustine Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “, Day 28 #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #…
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Send us a text We don’t know God, but God knows us. “For now we see only a reflection, as in a mirror, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.” - 1 Corinthians 13:12 We are like tea cups in the ocean. The ocean will completely fill and surround the cup, and know everything…
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May We Love Each Other and Everyone Else
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Send us a text May We Love Each Other and Everyone Else “May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and everyone else…” 1 Thessalonians 3:12 Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “, Day 27 #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #growth #positivity #inspiration #faith #inspirationalquotes…
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Send us a text In Whom Do We Trust? “Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel.”- Psalm 71:4 In all my years of studying religion, theology, and philosophy, I’ve never come across a satisfactory answer for the problem of evil in the world created and sustained by a good God. Some would say it’s all par…
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Send us a text Give Us the Courage to Love “Because loss exists, love is a risk…”- Sheryl Paul Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “, Day 26 #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #growth #positivity #inspiration #faith #inspirationalquotes #dailyinspiration #lovequotes #positivemindset #personaldevelopment…
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Send us a text Compassion Heals Both Us and Them “As compassion and sympathy flow from us to any person marginalized for whatever reason, wounds are bandaged—both theirs and ours.” - Richard Rohr Nearly every day for the last two plus years, I’ve selected a verse or a quote as a prompt for reflection, meditation, and prayer. I first set this quote …
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Send us a text Strive for Goodness in Each Moment “Ubuntu tells us that we can a more peaceful world by striving for goodness in each moment, wherever we are.” - Desmond Tutu Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “, Day 25 #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #growth #posotivity #inspiration #faith #inspira…
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Send us a text Be Grateful “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” Epicurus Desire and ambition can be good, but only if they are first centered in appreciation and gratitude. It’s been said that comparison is a thief. It’s easy to look at someone else…
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Send us a text Time to Live It. Time to Love. “Most good things have been said far too many times and just need to be lived.” - Shane Claiborne “If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if …
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Send us a text Strengthened and Emboldened by Love “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. “ - Lao Trump Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “, Day 24. #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #growth #posotivity #inspiration #faith #inspirationalquote…
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Send us a text But What About God’s Wrath? “He is a faithful God who keeps his covenant of mercy to the thousandth generation toward those who love him and observe his commandments. - Deuteronomy 7:9 Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “, Day 23 “God’s Love is 250 Times Greater Than His Wrath “ #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevot…
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A Little Help, A Little Hope, and Someone Who Believes
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Send us a text “All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.” - Magic Johnson I believe Magic Johnson’s words also apply to adults as well. No one is an island, as the expression goes. No one succeeds alone. At some point we all need a little help. We all need someone to encourage us and nurture our hope. We all …
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Send us a text Let Our Love Cover Their “Sins” “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” - 1 Peter 4:8 Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “, Day 22 #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #growth #posotivity #inspiration #faith #inspirationalquotes #lovequotes #posit…
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Send us a text Love Does It Well “Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.” – Vincent Van Gogh Our prayer is very simple today. We pray that God gives us a love and passion for the things we attempt and the things we do. Where our lo…
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What Does It Mean to Love Our Enemies?
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Send us a text What Does It Mean to Love Our Enemies? “But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you.” - Matthew 5:44 Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “, Day 21 #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #growth #posotivity #in…
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Send us a text Get Up On Purpose “People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals - that is, goals that do not inspire them.” - Tony Robbins Did you get up because you woke up or because you had something you wanted to do? The answer to that question determines the quality of our lives. The answer to that question determines the passion, commi…
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Send us a text “Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary.” - Mother Teresa Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “, Day 20 #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #growth #posotivity #inspiration #faith #inspirationalquotes #lovequotes #positivemindset #personaldevelopment Suppor…
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Send us a text "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King, Jr. One of King’s most important influences was Mahatma Gandhi. One of Gandhi’s more famous quotes is “Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly" Silence becomes cowardice when th…
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Send us a text “You yourself, as much as anyone in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” - Buddha Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “, Day 19 #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #growth #posotivity #inspiration #faith #inspirationalquotes #lovequotes #positivemindset #personaldevelopme…
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Send us a text "Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through. continuous struggle." - Martin Luther King Jr. The penultimate moment in the movie Kill Bill volume one comes when Uma Thurman’s bride character is about to confront the villain played by Lucy Liu only to discover she was going to have to fight through Liu’s …
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Send us a text “God’s love is unconditional. Be sure that yours is too!” - Saint Augustine Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “,Day 18 Free download through MLK Day: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CQTYS8NX/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&sr= #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #mlk #mlkday #growth #posot…
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Send us a text “We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now."- Martin Luther King, Jr. Many of the stories we read in the Bible are parables and metaphors designed to help us understand the nature of our reality. One such story is about the Tower of Babel found in Genesis 11. Humans were working together in arrogance to …
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Send us a text “The call to love is not so much a call to a certain way of feeling as it is to a quality of action.” - RC Sproul Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “,Day 17 Free download through MLK Day. Click on my profile and follow the links. #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #mlk #mlkday #growth #…
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Send us a text Don’t Hide Who You Are “It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” – Andre Gide Too many of us spend too much of our lives trying to fit in and blend in. We go along to get along. We spend too much of our time worried about what other people are thinking about us, too much time worrying about wh…
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Send us a text Developing the Capacity to Forgive 60 Second Love Devotion, Day 16 “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love....” - Martin Luther King, Jr. Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “ #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotion…
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Send us a text We All Have a Gift. Use it for Good. “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” - 1 Corinthians 12:7 We all have a gift. We all have something to contribute. We all can be a blessing to someone, somewhere. We don’t all have the same gifts. We were gifted in different ways. So we can stop comparing. Stop c…
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Send us a text “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “ #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #mlk #mlkday #growth #posotivity #inspiration #faith #inspirationalquotes #lovequotes #positivemindset #person…
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Send us a text How Do We Measure Success? “Success is not in what you have, but who you are.” – Bo Bennett Many of us want to be successful. But we’re focused on the wrong stuff. Success isn’t about being popular or famous. It’s not about having pretty clothes and nice things. It’s not about having houses, cars and money. All of these things can be…
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Send us a text Stick with Love 60 Second Love Devotion, Day 14 “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “ #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #mlk #mlkday #selfcare #growth #posotivity #inspiration #faith #inspi…
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Send us a text When the Wine Runs Out “When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." - John 2:3 In the Gospel of John’s very distinctive telling of Jesus’s life, Jesus’s first miracle was to change water into wine. What did the author mean by including this story? Wine at a wedding feast in this story represents joy …
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Send us a text “The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.” From Galatians 5:6 Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “ #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #selfcare #growth #inspiration #friends #friendship #inspirationalquotes #faith #lovequotes #meaning #purpose #positivity #posi…
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Send us a text “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt We will face problems that are not easily solved, that require resources we do not yet have. There will be people who let us down, who don’t show up, who disappoint. There will be lessons we need to learn, mistakes we need to overcome…
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Send us a text Embrace the Love of Friends 60 Second Love Devotion, Day 12 “Wine and music gladden the heart, but the love of friends is better than either.” -Sirach 40:20 Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “ #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #selfcare #growth #inspiration #inspirationalquotes #lovequ…
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From Father to Son: Don’t Stress too Much. You’re Going to Be Ok
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Send us a text From Father to Son: Don’t Stress Too Much. You’re Going To Be Ok. You’re going to knock on many doors. Trust the right ones to open. Your path will take many twists and turns. Try to appreciate the journey, savor the day, and know that something better is just around the bend. You’re going to make mistakes, probably a bunch of them a…
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Send us a text You Are Loved. You Are Enough. “The great struggle of the Christian life is to take God's name for us, to believe we are beloved and to believe that is enough” -Rachel Held Evans I’ve become more and more convinced that most of sin, our toxic, dysfunctional, non loving behavior arises from fear and feelings of inadequacy about oursel…
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Send us a text Love as Unselfishly as We Can 60 Second Love Devotion, Day 10 “Think on these two powerful points: lean on God in every situation and love others as unselfishly as you possibly can.” - Joyce Meyer Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “ #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #selfcare #growth #…
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Send us a text Have the Courage to Continue Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill Success is a good. We dream of it. We plan for it. We work for it. We celebrate it when we reach. Hopefully we share it with others when we reach it. But success is never permanent. It has to be ear…
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Send us a text Love is Listening 60 Second Love Devotion, Day 10 “The first duty of love is to listen.” - Paul Tillich Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “ #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #selfcare #growth #inspiration #inspirationalquotes #lovequotes #meaning #purpose #positivity #positivemindset #…
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We All Have A Gift. We All Have A Need.
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Send us a text “What I love about the ministry of Jesus is that he identified the poor as blessed and the rich as needy...and then he went and ministered to them both.” - Rachel Held Evans In most societies, in most of the world, over most of human history the poor have been dismissed, diminished, demonized, and marginalized. At same time the rich …
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Send us a text A Life that Makes a Difference 60 Second Love Devotional, Day 9 Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “ #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #selfcare #growth #inspiration #inspirationalquotes #lovequotes #meaning #purpose #positivity #positivemindset #personaldevelopment #personalempowerment…
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Send us a text How to Follow Jesus Jesus never once talked about attending church services, but he talked constantly about healing the sick and feeding the hungry. That is what it seems to mean to be a follower of Jesus. —Richard Rohr I was first licensed into ministry 30 years ago this year. I’ve since been ordained in two traditions. I had the pr…
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Send us a text Love God by Loving People 60 Second Love Devotional, Day 8 Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “ #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #selfcare #growth #inspiration #inspirationalquotes #lovequotes Support the showOleh Horace McMillon
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Send us a text How We Put It Behind Us… “Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead…” -Philippians 3:13-14 We have all made mistakes. Nearly all of us have said things we wish we hadn’t. We have done things we’d do differently or not a…
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Send us a text The Earth Is Full of God’s Love 60 Second Love Devotional, Day 7 Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional” #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #selfcare #growth #inspiration #inspirationalquotes #lovequotes Support the showOleh Horace McMillon
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Send us a text Live a Life Worth Living “This has been my life; I found it worth living.” – Bertrand Russell I believe the measure of a successful life is being able, like Russell, to look back and say it was worth living. What does that look like? For me I hear the words of a song most famously sung by Mahalia Jackson: If I can help somebody, as I…
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Send us a text There is no fear in love. Today we pray that the lens of fear forever be shattered as we learn to trust in God’s unending love… Excerpted from “366 Days of Love: A Devotional “#60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #inspiration #dailydevotional #dailydevotion #love #positivity #growth #selfcare #personaldevelopment #prayer #positivemindset …
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Send us a text How to Stay Present and Awake Staying awake comes not from willpower but from a wholehearted surrender to the moment—as it is. If we can be present, we will experience what most of us mean by God…” —Richard Rohr Stay present. Stay awake. Stay in the moment. This, to me, appears to be a universal principle that crosses traditions and …
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Send us a text Let Love Show Us What’s Best. 60 Second Love Devotional, Day 5 #60secondsofhope #366daysoflove #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #love #selfcare #growth #inspiration #inspirationalquotes Support the showOleh Horace McMillon
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