Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELIndeed, the sort of crimes and even the amount of delinquency that fill the prophets of Israel with dismay do not go beyond that which we regard as normal, as typical ingredients of social dynamics.
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And yet we must not regard this revolt as entirely negative. The energy that rejects many obsolete laws is an entirely positive impulse for renewal of life and law.
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When faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.
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Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions. Source: The Wisdom of Heschel
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We cannot approach the spirit unless we repair the vessels. Reverence for words – an awareness of the wonder of words, of the mystery of words – is an essential prerequisite for prayer.
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We can do justice to human being only by relating it to the transcendent care for being.
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Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power…Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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The test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but to rascals.
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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How embarrassing for man to be the greatest miracle on earth and not to understand it!
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God. One cannot pray unless he has faith in his own ability to accost the infinite, merciful, eternal God.
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The utilization of its resources is taken to be the chief purpose of man in God’s creation.
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A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children.
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The tragedy of religion is partly due to its isolation from life, as if God could be segregated.
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Every little deed counts.
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