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When It’s Hard to Live With What We’ve Done

Sometimes it’s hard for us to live with what we have done.

“When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us…” — from Psalm 65:3

It is the love and grace we receive and give that sustain and carry us through.

The Psalms say God does not abandon us. And the Gospels say we should not abandon each other.

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

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A Prayer for When We Hear But Don’t Listen

Loving God,

Help us listen, and not just hear.

Help us receive, and not just respond.

Let the words change us,

and impact us,

before we try to change anyone else.

Amen.

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When We Hear, But Don’t Listen

Sometimes we hear the words, but we don’t really listen.

“If you have ears, hear!” — from Matthew 13:9

Sometimes the invitation is not for us to do or to be.

Sometimes the invitation is simply to receive.

To listen not to respond, but to understand;

to consider,

to learn,

to grow.

To let the words change us.

Let all of us who have ears, hear.

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

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A Prayer for When Our Minds Wander

Loving God,

When our thoughts are consumed with anger and bitterness, return our minds to kindness and compassion.

When they drift into guilt and shame, return them to repair and restoration.

When they become stuck in fear and uncertainty, return them to hope and love.

Amen.

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When Our Minds Wander Into Dark Places

Some thoughts drag us deeper into fear and anger, guilt and shame.

When our minds wander into these places, we don’t have to stay.

But refocusing the mind leads to life and peace. — from Romans 8:6

Life and peace begin not only when our circumstances change, but when we learn to refocus our thoughts.

When we keep returning our minds to what is loving and true, kind and compassionate, beautiful and praiseworthy…

We begin to live.

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

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A Prayer for When We Feel the Weight of Responsibility

Loving God,

When we feel the weight of responsibility,

Help us remember that our responsibility is to love.

And may your love for us and ours for each other help us carry our responsibilities well.

Amen.

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When We Feel the Weight of Responsibility

Sometimes we feel the full weight of our responsibilities.

As the psalmist said, “I hold my life in my hand continually…” — from Psalm 119.

But what made that weight bearable and those responsibilities manageable was that the psalmist never forgot their purpose—God’s law, as they put it.

There is no escaping responsibility for our responsibilities.

But when we remember that our deepest responsibility is to think, speak, and live in love…

We find that we can carry all our other responsibilities more easily.

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

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A Prayer For When We’re Carrying Too Much

Loving God,

Help us lay down what isn’t ours to carry.

Free us from

guilt, shame, and regret;

anger, bitterness, and fear;

other people’s expectations;

and our excessive pride.

Help us carry only what we need.

Amen.

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