Gandhi on Prayer ~ A Life-Line

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. ~ Mahatma Gandhi BE GOOD MEDICINE ~ Dan Read more [...]

Rainer Maria Rilke ~ A Life-Line

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

GO TO THE LIMITS OF YOUR LONGING By Rainer Maria Rilke God speaks to each of us as he makes us, then walks with us silently out of the night. These are the words we dimly hear: You, sent out beyond your recall, go to the limits of your longing. Embody Read more [...]

Advent Poem

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

HOW LONG WE WAIT How long we wait, with minds as quiet as time, Like sentries on a tower. How long we watch, by night, like the astronomers. Heaven, when will we hear you sing, Arising from our grassy hills, And say: “The dark is done, Read more [...]

Advent: Longing for the Light

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

continued-- We're still reflecting on Advent/Christmas and how to celebrate responsibly. "Advent is a season of dwelling in darkness – AND a season of intense yearning, a time of waiting, hoping, and longing for the light. Longing (or yearning) Read more [...]

The Soul’s Reach

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

Thursday of the 3rd Week of Lent I began this piece on March 12th, so today’s reflection was spawned by Psalm 42 from Monday’s liturgy. It gives voice to that deep inclination within the human person called longing or yearning. It is one of my Read more [...]

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Gandhi on Prayer ~ A Life-Line

Rainer Maria Rilke ~ A Life-Line

Advent Poem

Advent: Longing for the Light

The Soul’s Reach