The primary purpose of prayer is not to make requests. The primary purpose is to praise, to sing, to chant. Because the essence of prayer is a song, and man cannot live without a song.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELTo serve does not mean to surrender but to share.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation .
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The awe of God is wisdom.
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One of the major symptoms of the general crisis existent in our world today is our lack of sensitivity to words.
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Audacious longing, burning songs, daring thoughts, an impulse overwhelming the heart, usurping the mind–these are all a drive towards serving Him who rings our hearts like a bell.
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You must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of Sabbath. It is not an interlude but the climax of living.
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To sense a ray of God’s radiance in the jungles of history.
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Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.
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Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.
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Prayer begins at the edge of emptiness.
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Faith like Job’s cannot be shaken becasue it is the result of having been shaken.
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To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions.
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Man is naturally self-centered and he is inclined to regard expediency as the supreme standard for what is right and wrong.
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As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind.
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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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