Sister Mahala ~ A Call, Charism, or Cup of Tea?

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A group of teenagers, young adults, and chaperones returned from a church mission trip to an impoverished American inner-city. Sitting in a circle, they took turns discussing the past week’s experience of service together. The question was posed Read more [...]

Brother Weeps and the Man in the Back

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

One evening Brother Weeps had been invited to speak at an interfaith gathering. The talk was held in a large room on the second floor of the town library. During his talk a man near the back became noticeably agitated: sighing heavily, saying things under Read more [...]

Sometimes All We Can Do Is Bow

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

There is nothing more whole than a broken heart. ~ Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk Mother Teresa, the Albanian nun who took into her heart and home the destitute and dying in Calcutta, popularized for many Christians the Indian greeting “Namaste” Read more [...]

Brother Weeps Speaks of the Soul

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

One day Brother Weeps was teaching when he said, "The life of the soul is counterintuitive, certainly countercultural. The soul is meant for wise divesting." "What does that mean?" said a young man. "I don't understand." "There is no greater Read more [...]

Avoiding the Temptation of Spiritual Bypass

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

It seemed to me this morning--- that with 170,000 deaths (in the USA alone) into the COVID calamity, with many persons dying without the comfort and nearness of loved ones, with truncated funerals or graveside services that add more sadness to the already Read more [...]

Patience . . . or Maybe Not

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Patience, a quality of holiness, may be sloth in the soul when associated with the lack of righteous indignation. ~ Abraham Heschel Read more [...]

Sister Mahala Begs the Question without Asking It

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Sister Mahala was asked to help settle an argument among friends about how to respond to panhandlers. Give or Don't Give? They wanted to know who was right and who was wrong. Knowing the bottom line in these encounters was not the bottom line, like most Read more [...]

No Dress Rehearsal, This is Our Life

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Practice is where intention and action meet. ~ Author Unknown If we're faithful to our practice, our practice will be faithful to us. ~ James Finley One should hallow all that one does in one's natural life. One eats in holiness, tastes the Read more [...]

Brother Weeps Witnesses a Miracle

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A student asked, “Brother, have you ever seen someone perform a miracle?” “I have, said Brother Weeps. The student’s eyes opened wide. “You have? Was it seeing someone walk on water or a healer straighten a woman’s crooked leg---” “or Read more [...]

Brother Weeps on Life as Preparation for the Great Giveaway

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

The text was the Gospel of John, chapter 12, verse 24. The words were those of Jesus. A foreshadowing of his fate. His fate not being some final, static state, feeble as nothing and dead as a cross nail, but transformed, alive, vivacious, and bearing Read more [...]

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