About Daniel J. Miller

Dan Miller is the founder of thesacredbraid.com

Riffin’ on Sunday ’bout Simple Things that Last

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

I have a morning ritual before I get out of bed, typically before I open my eyes, normally prayed in the quiet of my heart with the help of my slowly awakening mind. I wrap it up by putting the well-known verse 24 from Psalm 118 into a statement of Read more [...]

I Wonder

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

if the Golden Rule were made a Rule today, you know, like a mandate, how that would go over? That it works—so far as I know—has been proven beyond the shadow of a doubt. But I suspect it works because of a little factor called reciprocity. That's Read more [...]

Grand Standing ~ A Life-Line

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: You may be 38 years old, as I happen to be. And one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls you to stand up for some great principle, some great issue, some great cause. And you refuse to do it because you are Read more [...]

In Other Words ~ Kenneth Leech 5

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

This is our final quote of the week from Anglican priest and theologian Kenneth Leech. Leech understood that an authentic Christian spirituality must necessarily connect contemplation and compassionate action, personal freedom and social transformation, Divine Read more [...]

In Other Words ~ Kenneth Leech 4

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

NOTE: This week I am featuring quotes from the late English Anglican priest and theologian Kenneth Leech and, like today, offering a comment. A test of our spirituality must be whether it makes us more aware of the realities of the world, Read more [...]

In Other Words ~ Kenneth Leech 3

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

The life of prayer must never be separated from the struggles of humanity. The spiritual life is not a way of tranquilizing oneself against the anguish of the world. ~ Kenneth Leech Selby1 . . . has identified a phenomenon in spirituality Read more [...]

In Other Words ~ Kenneth Leech 2

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

~ We are formed through Struggle ~ 1Spiritual maturity does not occur as a result of the accumulation of skills and techniques, but as a result of our being opened up to, and confronted by, realities which disturb and transform us: the reality of the Read more [...]

In Other Words ~ Kenneth Leech 1

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

When I was in graduate school studying theology et al, one of my professors gave us a bit of good counsel that I have never forgotten. He said find as your teacher, guide, and companion someone who is wise enough and has written enough that you can Read more [...]

Brother Weeps on the Hardest Thing about the Spiritual Life

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

A young man once asked Brother Weeps, “Brother, what is the hardest thing about the spiritual life?” Brother Weeps thought for a moment and said, “First of all, let’s remember. There is only life. Just one life. The spiritual life is just Read more [...]

Our Pure Capacity ~ A Life-Line

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Goodpeople, I came across these words this morning from the late Benedictine contemplative Macrina Wiederkehr. Such simple profundity. Each line invites prayerful pondering. ~djm Today's life-Line is: All too often we bemoan our imperfections rather Read more [...]

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