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There is a built-in sense of indebtedness in the consciousness of man, an awareness of owing gratitude, or being caled upon at certain moments to reciprocate

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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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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The tragedy of religion is partly due to its isolation from life, as if God could be segregated.
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It is not critical knowledge but a risk of the heart which initiates affection and preserves loyalty in our fellow men.
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Faith is an awareness of divine mutuality and companionship, a form of communion between God and man.
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Man’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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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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Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
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Faith opens our hearts for the entrance of the holy. It is almost as though God were thinking for us.
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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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Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.
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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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As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind.
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You must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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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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