One Day, One Song, One People, One Planet

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

I am hoping that you have all had your flu shots. Here is a shot in the arm of a different kind. I hope that during these fractured, disturbing times, when integrity and dignity seem on the wane, when mendacity and cynicism seem on the rise, when joy Read more [...]

” $#@%^ the Damn Wipers, Will Ya?!”

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A highway patrolman walked up to the front window on the passenger side of a car he had pulled over to the side of the freeway. It was raining hard so the officer was wearing his clear PVC rain gear including the clear covering over the recognizable Read more [...]

Brother Weeps Gives Sage Advice

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Brother Weeps once cautioned, “If you ever meet a spiritual teacher who says, ‘I have arrived.’ Turn and run the other way.” ~ Dan Miller, © 2020. All Rights Reserved. Thank you for visiting or subscribing to THE ALMOND TREE on The Read more [...]

The Feast of Saint Francis

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Goodpeople, TODAY is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, arguably the most popular and beloved of all saints from the world's religions. At the end of the reflection found HERE, reprinted from 2016, you will find one of my favorite poems and the culminating Read more [...]

Poem 7 for the Season of Creation*

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

OUT CAMPING Today comes walking over the water in the early morning. A bird scribes the skin of the lake. Everything trembles. Ours is the world of the swallow wing, a scene turning and curving, and we are in it, scribing our own reflection of Read more [...]

Poem 6 for the Season of Creation*

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

LECTIO POETICA If you have not read the explanation for Lectio Poetica, I encourage you to read it here before reading Oliver’s poem below. SNOW GEESE Oh, to love what is lovely, and will not last! What a task to ask of anything, or anyone, yet Read more [...]

The Public Danger of a Lack of Self-Understanding

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A prophet is not a fortuneteller. But they do often seem prescient or years ahead of their time. This has little to do with being able to see down the road and much to do with being prayerfully self-reflective and with seeing things from a divine perspective. Read more [...]

Poem 4 for The Season of Creation*

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

LECTIO POETICA If you have not read the explanation for Lectio Poetica, I encourage you to read it here before reading Berry’s poem below. The Wild Geese Horseback on Sunday morning, harvest over, we taste persimmon and wild grape, sharp sweet of Read more [...]

Sister Mahala and Brother Weeps’ Most Important Teachers

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A man in his mid-twenties said to Sister Mahala and Brother Weeps, “You have taught us so much these past few years. We are grateful for all that you have opened up for us. The provocative questions you have raised we will carry with us for the Read more [...]

Poem 3 for The Season of Creation*

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

This is a wonderful poem for the extended moment we are all living in. David Wagoner's poem below begs to be read slowly and contemplatively. I have purposely double-spaced the lines to help with that. If you have not read the explanation for Lectio Poetica, Read more [...]

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