About Daniel J. Miller

Dan Miller is the founder of thesacredbraid.com

Practicing the Presence of God

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Daniel J. Miller

Before you can love a person you have to start with simpler things and gradually build up your skill --- start with a rock, a cloud, a tree. ~ Carson McCullers Brother Lawrence, the unassuming but now memorable Carmelite monk of the 17th century Read more [...]

The Little Moment

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's wisdom comes from the poet Gwendolyn Brooks: Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come Again in this identical disguise. There is no more important spiritual practice than the conscious consecration Read more [...]

Gift

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Daniel J. Miller

Here's a poem for Epiphany-- Gift A day so happy. Fog lifted early. I worked in the garden. Hummingbirds were stopping over honeysuckle flowers. There was no thing on earth I wanted to possess. I knew no one worth my envying him. Whatever Read more [...]

May You Listen: A Blessing

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Daniel J. Miller

“Behold, I am making all things new.” (Rev. 21: 5) A New Year’s Blessing This Year-- May you listen to your life and hear it as a sacred story that you are in. May you listen to your body as to your dearest friend and honor what it Read more [...]

Where Are You?

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

"If you hallow this life you meet the living God " ~ Martin Buber In 1961, Senior Lieutenant Yuri Gagarin, the Russian Cosmonaut who was the first person to orbit earth, dropped the already frigid temperature of the Cold War era even further when Read more [...]

The Extravagance of God’s Love

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

The incarnation is not only salvific but revelatory. What among the many things God reveals by becoming human is that daily living itself is holy, making the particularity of my life and your life dignified, significant, and sacred. By becoming human, Read more [...]

Sharon’s Christmas Prayer

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

She was five, sure of the facts, and recited them with slow solemnity convinced every word was revelation. She said they were so poor they had only peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to eat and they went a long way from home without Read more [...]

Incarnation: Bigger than Baby Jesus

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth. (Jn. 1:14) O Come, O come, Emmanuel. (19th Century Carol) Let’s be clear about one thing: Christmas is more than God becoming a little baby. At the heart of Christmas is the saving Read more [...]

Candles that Will Burn

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

Dec. 21 Candles of joy, despite all sadness Dec. 22 Candles of hope where despair keeps watch Dec. 23 Candles of courage for fears ever present Dec. 24 Candles of peace for tempest-tossed days Dec. 25 Candles Read more [...]

The Carol of the Season: “I Am with You”

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's post is featured in THE WRITTEN WORD: The Carol of the Season: "I Am with You" Read more [...]

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