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Faith is something that comes out of the soul. It is not an information that is absorbed but an attitude, existing prior to the formulation of any creed.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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And yet we must not regard this revolt as entirely negative. The energy that rejects many obsolete laws is an entirely positive impulse for renewal of life and law.
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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 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.
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By the word of God the world was created.
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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.
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God is either of no importance, or of supreme importance.
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The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.
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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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People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
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We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.
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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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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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To sense a ray of God’s radiance in the jungles of history.
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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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Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.
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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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