About Daniel J. Miller

Dan Miller is the founder of thesacredbraid.com

A Solidarity that Withstands Suffering ~ A Life-Line

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: In his book Night, Elie Wiesel wrote about his horrifying childhood experiences in a Nazi concentration camp. Having gone without food or drink for three days. thousands of Jews were driven out of their barracks at dawn into Read more [...]

And the Miracle is ~ A Life-Line

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Our true home is in the present moment. The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth in the present moment. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Read more [...]

Martin Luther King, Jr. ~ A Life-Line

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: There is something unfolding in the universe whether one speaks of it as an unconscious process, or whether one speaks of it as an unmoved mover, or whether one speaks of it as a personal God. There is something in the universe Read more [...]

The Truth that Matters ~ A Life-Line

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters. ~ Albert Einstein Read more [...]

For the New Year ~ Two Life-Lines

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for supporting me and The Sacred Braid Ministry in 2017 by reading The Almond Tree, offering comments, encouragement, and financial donations, as well as inviting me to your community to give talks, Read more [...]

The Incarnation: Oblation and Obligation

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loud lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be consoled, since they were no more. ~ Matthew 2: 18 ~ As you may know, the shapers of the Christian calendar of saints and the liturgical Read more [...]

The Unbecoming of God & the Incarnation of Love

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Grant, we pray, that we may share in the divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share in our humanity. from the Collect for The Nativity of the Lord At the Mass of the Day The mystery of the incarnation we celebrate at Christmas, no less than Read more [...]

If You Want — A Poem for Christmas Eve

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

If you want the Virgin will come walking down the road pregnant with the holy, and say, “I need shelter for the night, please take me inside your heart, my time is so close.” Then, Read more [...]

Advent Prayer IV

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Wisdom leads to the fullness of life. To pray and reflect on Advent Prayer IV click here Read more [...]

Incarnation of Divine Presence

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Let’s be clear about one thing: Christmas is more than God becoming a little baby. At the heart of Christmas is . . . READ MORE Read more [...]

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