A Lenten Reflection ~ 37

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

“Tell me how much you know of the sufferings of your fellow humans and I will tell you how much you have loved them.” ~ Helmut Thielicke For today's reflection I reached back in the archives to a post from 2014 that I thought might be relevant and Read more [...]

A Lenten Reflection ~ 36

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

“To enter into the spirituality of Lent involves rededicating ourselves to living significant lives as those lives are understood from a divine perspective.” ~ DJM Our primary vocation, surprisingly enough, is to allow ourselves to be loved, to be Read more [...]

A Lenten Reflection ~ 35

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

“In addition to cultivating love, every authentic spiritual practice is intended to do one of two things: wake us up or keep us awake.” ~ DJM As you know, I've been foraging through THE ALMOND TREE archives for reflections for Lent 2020. I thought Read more [...]

Sister Mahala’s Do-Over

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

NOTE: For some reason yesterday's A Lenten Reflection ~ 33 was not sent out to subscribers. You can find "Conspiring with God," by hitting <-- Previous above. A Lenten Reflection ~ 34 When Sister Mahala was along in years, a young woman asked, “Sister Read more [...]

A Lenten Reflection ~ 31

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

“As every spiritual sage knows, tension is where the life of Life and the truth of Truth are found, and where transformation takes place..” ~ DJM Lent is a season of apparent opposites -- penitence and the promise of new possibility -- that points Read more [...]

A Lenten Reflection ~ 30

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

“I am born a human being; what I have to acquire is being human.” ~ Abraham Heschel Lent is a season of coming to know God and self more intimately. Today we reach back in THE ALMOND TREE archives to February 2013 and a reflection on the vocation Read more [...]

Lectio Poetica No. 5

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A Lenten Reflection ~ 29 Count nine months back from Christmas day and you arrive at March 25th and the Feast of the Annunciation, because as all expectant mother's know, a pregnancy is no more and no less than 9 months. Exactly. Well, maybe not. But Read more [...]

I Will Rise in the People

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Today is the 40th Anniversary of the Assassination of St. Oscar Romero of El Salvador. For a reflection on Oscar Romero CLICK HERE.♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Read more [...]

Brother Weeps, the Hermit and His Dogs

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A LENTEN REFLECTION ~ 28 Once, Brother Weeps was speaking to a group of visitors. In answer to a woman’s question he said, “The holiest person I ever knew was a stick of a figure, a hermit who lived deep in the woods. He had two dogs. He loved Read more [...]

A Lenten Reflection ~ 27

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

On the whole, Christians have been clueless how to teach and preach the meaning of those two words– “as yourself.” ~ DJM Today we continue our daily meditations for Lent. I have chosen a selection from 2010 on something Jesus' commanded that Read more [...]

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