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Creativity: Kwanzaa Day 6

In the beginning, God created—and God hasn’t stopped yet.

Creation isn’t frozen in the past.

It’s still unfolding.

Still becoming.

Still being shaped.

And here’s the good news:

we are invited to participate.

Every time we choose hope instead of fear,

every time we speak words that heal,

every time we create something that brings beauty,

we are participating in what God is bringing to life.

As we center our lives in and under the anointing of God’s love,

we are made new. ( 2 Corinthians 5:17)

Just as God once formed us from the dust of the ground,

God now invites us to participate in the work of bringing new life into the world.

Our choices matter.

Our creativity matters.

Our faithfulness matters.

God is making all things new—

and somehow, by grace,

God chooses to make them new with us.

So today, we ask ourselves:

What small act of hope can we help bring into the world?

Because God is still creating.

And we have been invited to take part.

I’m Horace McMillon.

This is 60 Seconds of Hope.

Peace be with you.

(Thanks for your prayers. I’ve been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, a condition that usually corrects in time. Thanks for your concern and well wishes. Your prayers are appreciated.)

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Purpose: Kwanzaa Day 5

When our purpose is centered in the hope for a better tomorrow…

When our purpose is centered in the faith that we are an important part of something bigger than ourselves…

When our purpose is free of anger, bitterness, and hate…

When our purpose is free of envy, and exploitative greed and lust…

When our purpose is centered in humility, and free of arrogance, hubris, and pride…

When our purpose is imbibed with our sense of awe, wonder, and appreciation…

When our purpose takes joy in being good stewards of the world around us…

When our purpose is filled with the love of God, ourselves, and our neighbors as ourselves…

“We have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose.” Romans 8:28 (YLT)

May our lives always be centered in God’s purpose. Amen.

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

(Thanks for your prayers. I’ve been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, a condition that usually corrects in time. Thanks for your concern and well wishes. Your prayers are appreciated.)

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Cooperative Economics: Kwanzaa Day 4

“All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.” - Acts 2:44-45”

Many of the early Christian communities practiced cooperative economics. Individuals with financial resources understood that they were to use their gifts to help others. Just as people with gifting in other areas did the same.

The letter to the Corinthians put it this way: “Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need… as it is written: “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.” (From 2 Corinthians 8)

Equality did not mean that everyone had the same thing. Rather it meant that everyone had everything they needed. I’m sure we will not soon agree on what’s too much to hold. But we are called to cooperate in such a way that no one has too little.

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

(Thanks for your prayers. I’ve been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, a condition that usually corrects in time. Thanks for your concern and well wishes. Your prayers are appreciated.)

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