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Life-Line

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller
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Today's Life-Line is: Through violence you may murder a murderer but you can’t murder murder. Through violence you may murder a liar but you can’t establish truth. Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can’t murder hate. Darkness Read more [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Darkness, Light, Martin Luther King, Violence | Leave a reply

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 3/20/18

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller
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Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive. ~ Barry Lopez Great stories happen to those who can tell them. ~ Ira Glass Martin Buber passes on a delightfully transformational Hasidic tale: MY GRANDFATHER was paralyzed. Once he Read more [...]
Posted in Story | Tagged Dance, Martin Buber, Prayer, Story, Transformation | 1 Reply

Life-Line

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller
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Today's Life-Line is: Contemplative life does not have to be seen as a special vocation reserved for some special souls only; it is open to all, and all are invited to enjoy it. You do not have to be in special circumstances to practice it because Read more [...]
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TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 3/12/18

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller
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      ON THE DAY OF THE RACE, he waited with the others and felt that life was waiting in the hills. He couldn’t say why, but a blessing was about to happen. As the gun went off, he could hear the rush of all the racers breathing---like Read more [...]
Posted in Story, Uncategorized | Tagged Awe, Being Moved, Blessing, Broken Open, Revelation, Susceptible to Now, Transformation, Wild Life | Leave a reply

Life-Line

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller
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Today's Life-Line is: Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the hidden and holy heart of it because in the Read more [...]
Posted in Listening | Tagged Amazement, Beholding, Conscious Living, Frederick Buechner, Grace, Gratefulness, Mystery | Leave a reply

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 3/6/18

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller
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"And who is my neighbor?" (Luke 10:29) "There was once an ordinary woman who lived in a small town near Modesto, California. She was not famous, powerful or influential. I do not know her name. I was told this true story about her. She was the kind Read more [...]
Posted in Community | Tagged Being Human, Compassion, Courage, Justice, Neighbor, Racism, Rita Nakashima Brock | 2 Replies

Life-Line

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller
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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 [...]
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TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 2/27/18

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller
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There once was a sculptor working hard with his hammer and chisel on a large block of marble. A little boy who was watching him saw nothing more than large and small pieces of stone falling away left and right. He had no idea what was happening. But when Read more [...]
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Life-Line

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller
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Today's Life-Line is: Recently I overheard a man bemoan that when he asked his granddaughter if she wanted to go with him on a short outing she replied, “Let me check my schedule.” She was twelve and deadly serious. Trains need schedules as do Read more [...]
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Participating in the Liturgy of Life

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller
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Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. ~ 1 Thess. 5: 16-18* Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” Read more [...]
Posted in Liturgy of Life | Tagged Abraham Heschel, Being Human, Eucharist, Giving Thanks, Liturgy, Prayer, Thomas Merton | 2 Replies

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Sample of Writings

  • What a Christian Looks Like
  • The Life of Sigh
  • The Song That Refuses to Sing
  • A Word to the Wise – Kindness
  • To Bless and Be Blessed
  • Listening to the Wind in the Wheat: A Meditation on the Eucharist
  • Being Human—Being Moved
  • In Gratitude for the Wild and Precious Life of Mary Oliver
  • TheGift Who Was Claire Wineland

Sayings of Brother Weeps

  • Brother Weeps Says Good Night
  • Brother Weeps and the Secretary of State
  • Brother Weeps and the Man in the Back
  • Brother Weeps on the Withness of God
  • Brother Weeps, the Hermit and His Dogs
  • Brother Weeps Speaks on Silence
  • Brother Weeps Drives Up a Hill
  • Brother Weeps and the Do-Si-Do

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  • A Prayer of Martin Luther King, Jr. January 19, 2026
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  • Shouldn’t Christians Try Christianity? February 10, 2025

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Interested in having Dan come to your community to teach, preach, or lead a retreat? Dan offers Parish Missions, as well as Presentations and Retreats, in a variety of formats .

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Spiritual Direction


Interested in Spiritual Direction? Dan is based on Whidbey Island north of Seattle, WA. He meets with people online and occasionally in person. He also is available to teach in spiritual guidance programs or to give talks about spiritual direction.

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The Human & the Holy


Interested in being part of a spiritual formation community? The Human & the Holy is an ecumenical community that comes together once a month to share simple ritual, contemplative silence, reverent dialogue, attentive listening, presentation, and spiritual practice.

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