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to become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words…the tangent to the curve of human experience lies beyond the limits of language.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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It is the beginning of wisdom to be amazed at the fact of our being free.
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For many of us the march from Selma to Montgomery was about protest and prayer. Legs are not lips and walking is not kneeling. And yet our legs uttered songs.
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Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.
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The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision.
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Being points beyond itself. Accustomed to think in terms of space, the expression “being points beyond itself” may be taken to denote a higher point in space.
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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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It is not a psychical quality, something that exists in the mind only, but a force from the beyond.
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To sing means to sense and to affirm that the spirit is real and that its glory is present.
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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
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It is dangerous to take human freedom for granted, to regard it as a prerogative rather than as an obligation, as an ultimate fact rather than as an ultimate goal.
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Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power…Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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All action is vicarious faith.
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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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Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.
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Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions. Source: The Wisdom of Heschel
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