I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELOur age is one in which usefulness is thought to be the chief merit of nature; in which the attainment of power
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When I see an act of evil I don’t accomodate, I don’t accomodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere.
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The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.
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Understanding God is not attained by calling into session all arguments for and against Him, in order to debate whether He is a reality or a figment of the mind.
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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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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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Only those will apprehend religion who can probe its depth, who can combine intuition and love with the rigor of method
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to become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words…the tangent to the curve of human experience lies beyond the limits of language.
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But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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It is of the essence of virtue that the good is not to be done for the sake of a reward.
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Every little deed counts.
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All that is left is to us is our being horrified at the loss of our sense of horror.
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We can all do our share to redeem the world in spite of all absurdities and all frustrations and all disappointments.
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Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.
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Awe is a sense for transcendence, for the reference everywhere to mystery beyond all things. It enables us to perceive in the world intimations of the divine.
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The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
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