About Daniel J. Miller

Dan Miller is the founder of thesacredbraid.com

A Week with Mary Oliver — Day 3

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

In light of Mary Oliver's death last Thursday, let us honor her life and savor her words. The Sun Have you ever seen anything in your life more wonderful than the way the sun, every evening, relaxed and easy, floats toward the horizon and Read more [...]

A Week with Mary Oliver — Day 2

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

In light of Mary Oliver's death last Thursday, let us honor her life and savor her words. Praying It doesn’t have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together Read more [...]

A Week with Mary Oliver — Day 1

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

In light of Mary Oliver's death last Thursday, let us honor her life and savor her words Coming to God: First Days Lord, what shall I do that I can’t quiet myself? Here is the bread, and here is the cup, and I can’t quiet myself. To Read more [...]

In Gratitude for the Wild and Precious Life of Mary Oliver ~ (1935 – 2019)

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

When death comes like the hungry bear in autumn; when death comes and takes away the bright coins from his purse to buy me, and snaps the purse shut; when death comes like the measle-pox; when death comes like an iceberg between the shoulder Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: How can you define prayer, except by saying that it is love? It is love expressed in speech, and love expressed in silence. To put it another way, prayer is the meeting of two loves: the love of God and our love. That’s all Read more [...]

Words to Make Flesh: Mystics & Prophets, No. 1

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

~ Prayer is less about what we do and more about what God does through us, with us, and in us. ~ Dan Miller Let Your God Love You Be silent. Be still. Alone. Empty Before your God Say nothing Be silent. Be still. Let your God Look upon Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: I made a painting that has holes in it. Why is there holes? Because God says to us, I can not do all. I can create you, but I cannot do it all. You have to help Me fix the holes and put everything together. This is the learning Read more [...]

The Invitations of Epiphany

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

It seems almost constitutionally impossible to be Irish and not be a lover of words and with one side of the family littered with Morans and Linehans, it is understandable that I am and always have been a logophile. When my children were old enough Read more [...]

Pensées – More on Hope

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

What is hope? It is a presentiment that imagination is more real And reality less real than it looks. ~ Rubem Alves So much is in the bud. ~ Denise Levertov As stated in my reflection “Pensées – Advent Pondering 2,” Advent is a season Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

The Last Life-Line of 2018 is: Kindness and truth shall meet, justice and peace shall kiss. Truth shall spring out of the earth, and justice shall look down from heaven. ~ Psalm 85: 11-12 Read more [...]

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About Daniel J. Miller

A Week with Mary Oliver — Day 3

A Week with Mary Oliver — Day 2

A Week with Mary Oliver — Day 1

In Gratitude for the Wild and Precious Life of Mary Oliver ~ (1935 – 2019)

Life-Line

Words to Make Flesh: Mystics & Prophets, No. 1

Life-Line

The Invitations of Epiphany

Pensées – More on Hope

Life-Line