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A religious man is a person… whose greatest passion is compassion.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.
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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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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions.
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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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We worship God through our questions.
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Awe is an intuition for the dignity of all things, a realization that things not only are what they are but also stand, however remotely, for something supreme.
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God. One cannot pray unless he has faith in his own ability to accost the infinite, merciful, eternal God.
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I am commanded therefore I am.
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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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What we cannot comprehend by analysis, we become aware of in awe.
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Life without commitment is not worth living.
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Those who are open to the wonder will not miss it. Faith is found in solicitude for faith, in an inner care for the wonder that is everywhere.
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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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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To serve does not mean to surrender but to share.
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