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Reconciliation Is Worship

“Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you… first go and be reconciled to them.” — Matthew 5:23–24

We usually focus on who has offended us.

Who owes us an apology.

But Jesus shifts our focus.

Before we bring our offering,

before we perform our worship,

we examine our relationships.

Not whether someone has wronged us —

but whether we have wronged someone else.

The offering God desires most from us

is not ritual.

It is reconciliation.

This doesn’t mean we accept harm.

It doesn’t mean we carry what isn’t ours.

But it does mean we take initiative where repair is possible.

In the Kingdom of Heaven, reconciliation is worship.

Take the first step.

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

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Prayer: Steady in Love

Loving God,

We confess how quickly we defend ourselves.

We want to be respected.

We want to be seen.

We want to be honored.

And when we feel slighted,

something in us rises up.

Form us into people whose identity is secure in Your love.

When we are insulted,

steady us.

When we are misunderstood,

ground us.

When we are tempted to strike back,

remind us who we are.

Teach us the strength that does not retaliate.

Teach us the courage that does not escalate.

Teach us the dignity that rests in belonging to You.

May the truth of Your unending love define us more than the opinions of others.

Free us from the cycle of revenge.

Make us instruments of peace.

Amen.

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Reflection: A Verse Few People Believe

“But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.” — Matthew 5:39

There are verses we underline.

And there are verses we quietly hope no one takes seriously.

Most of us say we take Scripture seriously — some even literally.

But this one?

We’re not so sure.

A slap in the ancient world was not primarily about pain.

It was about insult.

It was about honor.

It was about humiliation.

And we do not like to be dishonored.

History — and even our own neighborhoods — tell the story.

There are graves filled because someone would not absorb an insult.

Jesus is not asking us to pretend harm is harmless.

He is not calling us to enable abuse.

He is speaking about retaliation — about the reflex to strike back in order to restore our pride.

When our sense of worth is fragile, we defend it at all costs.

But when our identity is rooted in the unending love of God —

when our honor comes from belonging to God —

we do not have to prove ourselves.

We can refuse the cycle.

Turning the other cheek is not weakness.

It is strength that refuses to be baited.

It is dignity that cannot be stolen.

It is freedom from the need to win.

The truth of God’s love steadies us.

And when that love defines us,

no insult has the final word.

I’m Horace McMillon.

This is 60 Seconds of Hope.

Peace be with you.

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