It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELCelebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions. Source: The Wisdom of Heschel
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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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To us injustice is injurious to the welfare of the people; to the prophets it is a deathblow to existence: to us, an episode; to them, a catastrophe, a threat to the world.
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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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God is not nice. God is not an uncle. God is an earthquake.
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feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal
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We may not know whether our understanding is correct, or whether our sentiments are noble, but the air of the day surrounds us like spring which spreads over the land without our aid or notice.
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The anchor of meaning resides in an abyss, deeper than the reach of despair.
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Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.
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Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
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In the midst of our applauding the feats of civilization, the Bible flings itself like a knife slashing our complacency; remind us that God, too, has a voice in history.
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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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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God.
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The supremacy of expediency is being refuted by time and truth.
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It is as if He were waiting to enter our empty, perishing lives.
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The riches of the soul are stored up in its memory. this is the test of character, not whether a man follows the daily fashion, but whether the past is alive in his present.
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