The Prayer of a Heart Detached

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

What is the prayer of a heart grown calm in the peace of God? From such a purity one no longer prays as we are wont to pray. From such a purity one is free from asking any further gift of God, and is free also from asking that anything be taken Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is -- a song called "Basic Human Needs" by one of my favorite human beings: Hugh Romney, more commonly known as Wavy Gravy. This is a great version recently released by one of the first all-female rock bands, The Ace of Cups on Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: no time ago or else a life walking in the dark i met christ jesus)my heart flopped over and lay still while he passed(as close as i'm to you yes closer made of nothing except loneliness ~ E. E. Cummings Read more [...]

The Marsupial Heart

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

It is an evocative and illuminating recognition that the word HEART is a marsupial carrying within it the words EAR, HEAR, and ART. Rather than view listening as something passive, we have the opportunity to move through our day as if we were artists Read more [...]

A Listening Heart

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

In the silence, God invites and encourages us -- because courage is what it takes -- to be freely ourselves and to allow God to be freely God and not the prisoner of our inheritance, the product of our own private invention, or the possession of our presumption. Read more [...]

The Silence in the Cave of the Heart

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

“Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now?” ~Verizon television commercial~ Being silent is not introversion. Nor is it simply a disposition or demeanor. It is not so much how we behave as how we have our being. It is the completely open and actively Read more [...]

Simplicity and the Soul’s Task

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

Simplicity is a counter-cultural practice. Never in the history of humankind have the subtle and not-so-subtle forces of culture been more at odds with a spirituality of simplicity. In this regard, the symbol of American culture is the man or woman at Read more [...]

Practicing Silence and Simplicity

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

To practice resurrection¹ means to view the world and live in it from a radically new perspective. For Christians this means that contrary to the front page of the morning newspaper, the headlines on this morning’s webpage, and yes, some of the realities Read more [...]

Silence: Learning the Language of God

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

Besides being a unique, life-giving “habitat,” silence is a “habit of the heart”, a conscious choice, an intentional practice, a deliberate and daily orientation to life capable of nourishing us and teaching us how to grow into mature, caring Read more [...]

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The Prayer of a Heart Detached

Life-Line

Life-Line

The Marsupial Heart

A Listening Heart

The Silence in the Cave of the Heart

Simplicity and the Soul’s Task

Practicing Silence and Simplicity

Silence: Learning the Language of God