About Daniel J. Miller

Dan Miller is the founder of thesacredbraid.com

The Work of Christmas Begins – (Again)

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

I posted Howard Thurman's famous poem "The Work of Christmas" in 2014 and 2016. Keeping with my every other year pattern, I post it yet again. It would be worth your time to listen to Dan Forest's beautiful choral arrangement. The words of the text are Read more [...]

Become Midwives of Love

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

In Jesus, God becomes the incarnation of love so that we who are the beneficiaries of this divine extravagance might learn to live it and in living love might become midwives who help bring it forth from whomever and wherever life longs to be Read more [...]

Hodie Christus Natus Est

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Christmas is a mystery, a message, and a mission. Wishing you a joy-filled Christmastide. Extravagant Blessings on all who find their way to The Sacred Braid and read THE ALMOND TREE. ~ Dan Read more [...]

Where Christ Is Present in This World

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Into this world, this demented inn in which there is absolutely no room for him at all, Christ comes uninvited. But because he cannot be at home in it, because he is out of place in it, and yet he must be in it, His place is with the others Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Christ Climbed Down Christ climbed down from His bare Tree this year and ran away to where there were no rootless Christmas trees hung with candycanes and breakable stars Christ climbed down from His bare Tree this year Read more [...]

Pensées — Advent Pondering 2

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

All religious traditions have at least this in common: the articulated perception of a gap between what is and what should be; between reality as actuality and reality as an ideal. ~ Lawrence Cunningham HOPEFULNESS When I was young, from time to time Read more [...]

Pensées — Advent Pondering 1

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

As you know, Advent literally means “coming toward” (ad- toward + venire- to come) Traditionally, it is the season when we pay special attention to the coming towardness of God, the divine presence in our midst. First, by entering again into the Read more [...]

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 12/18/18

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

A Native American Creation Story In the Beginning, the Great Spirit gave a box to all the animals. The box was painted with many sacred signs and symbols. Inside the box was a gift. As the animals opened their boxes, all of creation tumbled out. Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Lines are: Of all [the] accusations against Christians, the most terrible one was uttered by Nietzsche when he said that Christians had no joy. ~ Alexander Schmemann There is only one real blasphemy: the refusal of joy. ~ Paul Read more [...]

Re-Joy

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

GAUDETE (Rejoice) SUNDAY Joy is the echo of God’s life in us. ~ Columba Marmion Read more [...]

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Author Archives: Daniel J. Miller

About Daniel J. Miller

The Work of Christmas Begins – (Again)

Become Midwives of Love

Hodie Christus Natus Est

Where Christ Is Present in This World

Life-Line

Pensées — Advent Pondering 2

Pensées — Advent Pondering 1

Life-Line

Re-Joy