Speaking of Wonder & Awe

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

A moment of awe is a moment of self-consecration. They who sense the wonder share in the wonder. They who keep holy the things that are holy shall themselves become holy. ~ Abraham Joshua Heschel PHOTO: Kathy Conzelman. Used with permission. Read more [...]

Brother Weeps Asks Brother Po a Question

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

The human face . . . is a synonym for the incarnation of uniqueness. ~ Abraham Heschel To see a face is already to hear ‘You shall not kill.’ Emmanuel Levinas Any human face is a claim on you, because you can’t help but understand the Read more [...]

Being Alive to the Aliveness of God

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

If we want to be spiritual, then, let us first of all live our lives. . . Let us embrace reality. ~ Thomas Merton Nineteenth century American poet Emily Dickinson famously wrote "Tell the truth/ but tell it slant." These days, from where I'm sitting, Read more [...]

Brother Weeps on Life as Preparation for the Great Giveaway

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

The text was the Gospel of John, chapter 12, verse 24. The words were those of Jesus. A foreshadowing of his fate. His fate not being some final, static state, feeble as nothing and dead as a cross nail, but transformed, alive, vivacious, and bearing Read more [...]

The Aah of Awe

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

ARTWORK: Content by Kathy Conzelman. Used with the artist's permission. See Kathy's work here. Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream. Cannery Row is the gathered and scattered, tin and iron and rust and splintered wood, chipped Read more [...]

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 6/19/18

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Once upon a time some disciples begged their old and ailing master not to die. "But if I do not go, how will you ever see?" the Master said to them. "What is it we can possibly see when you are gone?" one of them asked. With a twinkle in his eye, Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

~ Friends, in case you haven't noticed, I have taken a temporary hiatus from posting any writings. For now, I will keep offering Life-Lines on Mondays and TUESDAYS WITH STORY each week. Keep checking, I will be posting essays and reflections before Read more [...]

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 5/7/18

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

ALL FIRE Abba Lot went to see Abba Joseph and said, "Abba, as much as I am able, I practice a small rule, all the little fasts, some prayer and meditation, and remain quiet; as much as possible I keep my thoughts clean. Read more [...]

Sister Mahala and Brother Weeps on Becoming Human and Holy

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

“Sister Mahala, Brother Weeps says that to become human and holy we must endure many trials, experience much suffering, undergo failures and unravelings, even humiliations,” said a young man. “That’s true,” said Sister Mahala, “many Read more [...]

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Tag Archives: Becoming Holy

Speaking of Wonder & Awe

Brother Weeps Asks Brother Po a Question

Being Alive to the Aliveness of God

Brother Weeps on Life as Preparation for the Great Giveaway

The Aah of Awe

Life-Line

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 6/19/18

Life-Line

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 5/7/18

Sister Mahala and Brother Weeps on Becoming Human and Holy