S3 E9 Honoring Those Who Have Come Before Us with Deacon Arthur Miller
Shownotes
In this week’s episode, Jennifer has a candid conversation with Deacon Art Miller about how the murder of his friend, Emmett Till, impacted him as well as the importance of honoring those who have come before us.
Our Guest
Deacon, author, radio host, revivalist and retired businessman, Deacon Art Miller is the former director of the Office for Black Catholic Ministries for the Archdiocese of Hartford. In addition to his assigned parishes, he is also the Catholic chaplain at Hartford’s Capital Community College.
A nationally known preacher of God’s Holy Scripture, he has traveled throughout the country raising the need for conversion to “Radical Love”. The kind of self-denying love that can only be accomplished through the grace and power offered to us through Jesus Christ. Deacon Miller has preached throughout the United States – from New England to the Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast of Mississippi, from the Rocky Mountains of northern New Mexico, to the south side of Chicago; he teaches and preaches Christ’s call to His life-changing “Radical Love”.
Links
The Journey to Chatham by Deacon Art Miller
Susan David, Author of Emotional Agility
Till Freedom Come, movie about Emmett Till
Scripture
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 A time for forgiving…
John 11:35 “And Jesus wept”
Prayer for those who have become before us: James Robinson, Deacon Art’s grandfather and his sister, Dena Miller-Dyson.
Journaling Questions
Many of us experience feelings of abandonment or a loss of faith after a loved one passes. Even Mother Theresa experienced this, as was shared in Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta. When have you felt abandoned by God?
Deacon Art shared that there is always a “message in the mess.” What message do you think God is trying to share with you in a mess you are experiencing or have experienced?
What is an emotion you have had trouble expressing or naming? Spend some time pondering why and try to name that emotion, as psychologist Susan David encourages in her book, Emotional Agility.
Have you ever caught yourself comparing your grief with someone else or even yourself in different losses?
If you have lost a loved one, what is a way that someone can show they care that would be meaningful to you? Have you ever thought about telling them?
What is your mourning glory?
