Look, Listen: The Teachers Are All Around Us

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: But now ask the animals to teach you, the birds of the air to tell you; Or speak to the earth to instruct you, and the fish of the sea to inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand Read more [...]

Brother Weeps — Half-Full or Half-Empty?

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

"Brother Weeps, are you a glass half-full or a glass half-empty kind of guy?" a young man asked. Brother Weeps chuckled, "I'm still stunned that there's even a glass." ~ Dan Miller, © 2021. All Rights Read more [...]

Compassion — The Index of Our Humanity

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

To be a man or woman of compassion is to be present to those in pain in such a way that they feel safe enough, if they choose, to reveal their wound to us. Then after reverently receiving their storied-pain, we reverently reach out to touch them, at times Read more [...]

Brother Weeps on Contemplation

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Brother Weeps was speaking about prayer when he said, "In contemplation, we act the lost sheep, the lost coin, the lost son, and allow the One of Great Concern to find us. That's all. But that is everything -- to come out in the open as oneself before Read more [...]

Musica Memento 7

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Some years ago now when I first launched The Sacred Braid and began writing THE ALMOND TREE, a friend casually commented, as if to remind me, "You know you're not a blogger, Dan. You're a writer." I didn't really know at the time what that meant, but Read more [...]

Three to Get Ready

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

A friend is a loved one who awakens your life in order to free the wild possibilities within you.” ~ John O’Donohue The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, 'What are you going through?'" ~ Simone Weil None Read more [...]

Consenting to Be Moved, Daring to Respond – A Life-Line

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Today’s Life-Line is: It is in our consenting to be moved, our conscious awareness of collaborating with the present moment, and in both our duty and daring to respond lest we betray our own humanity that the mystic and the prophet meet, the one Read more [...]

Ash Wednesday 2021

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Friends, one of these days, when I can make the time, I'll re-invent the Lenten wheel. But for now, here are some old wheels that still have some mileage on them. Take your pick: DOOR NUMBER ONE: The Ashes and the Cross: http://www.thesacredbraid.com/2014/03/05/the-ashes-and-the-cross/ DOOR Read more [...]

In Any Instant — A Life-Line

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

My explanation of a Life-Line from January 11, 2016 Occasionally The Sacred Braid will feature a Life-Line for the day or the coming week. As I am offering it, a Life-line is meant to point the way, to guide us to safety, to deliver food that nourishes Read more [...]

Only Our Heart

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing. ~ Blaise Pascal Our eyes see, but only our heart looks through things to their meaning. Our nose registers scents, but only our heart will track like a hound its ethereal quarry. Our tongue Read more [...]