Sometimes there seems to be a greater separation between the church and God than between the church and state.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELSometimes there seems to be a greater separation between the church and God than between the church and state.
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In the darkest night to be certain of the dawn…to go through Hell and to continue to trust in the goodness of God-this is the challenge and the way.
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Ultimately there is no power to narcissistic, self-indulgent thinking. Authentic thinking originates with an encounter with the world.
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This is one of the goals of the Jewish way of living: to experience commonplace deeds as spiritual adventures, to feel the hidden love and wisdom in all things.
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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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Time is an essential dimension of existence defiant of man’s power, and truth reigns in supreme majesty, unrivaled, inimitable, and can never be defeated.
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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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To be is to stand for.
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The problem to be faced is: how to combine loyalty to one’s own tradition with reverence for different traditions.
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Indeed, 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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Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
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Life without commitment is not worth living.
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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Acceptance is appreciation, and the high value of appreciation is such that to appreciate appreciation seems to be the fundamental prerequisite for survival.
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Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
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Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder.
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