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Only in His presence shall we learn that the glory of humankind is not in its will to power but in its power of compassion.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Wonder or radical amazement is the chief characteristic of the religious man’s attitude toward history and nature.
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Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow and to ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehoods.
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It is as if He were waiting to enter our empty, perishing lives.
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Faith is something that comes out of the soul. It is not an information that is absorbed but an attitude, existing prior to the formulation of any creed.
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There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious.
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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
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It is the beginning of wisdom to be amazed at the fact of our being free.
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Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.
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The idea of dependence is an explanation, whereas self-sufficiency is an unprecedented, nonanalogous concept in terms of what we know about life within nature.
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In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
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He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
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To sense a ray of God’s radiance in the jungles of history.
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Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe.
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How embarrassing for man to be the greatest miracle on earth and not to understand it!
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People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
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