We worship God through our questions.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question…awareness of the problem outlives all solutions.
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We worry a great deal about the problem of church and state. Now what about the church and God?
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The work on weekdays and the rest on the seventh day are correlated. The Sabbath is the inspirer, the other days the inspired.
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Aeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
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The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments.
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In prayer we shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender
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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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I am commanded therefore I am.
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Sometimes we wish the world could cry and tell us about that which made it pregnant with fear-filling grandeur. Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder.
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To abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity – there is the challenge.
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To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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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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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
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Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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The essence of man is not what he is, but in what he is able to be.
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