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

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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To us a single act of injustice–cheating in business, exploitation of the poor–is slight; to the prophets, a disaster.
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Prayer begins where our power ends.
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When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.
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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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People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
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Each day enrapture me with your marvelous things without number. …I do not ask to see the reason for it all: I ask only to share the wonder of it all.
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There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious.
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A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time
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A religious man is a person… whose greatest passion is compassion.
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Man’s sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.
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(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.
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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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The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of Sabbath. It is not an interlude but the climax of living.
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Proximity to the crowd, to the majority view, spells the death of creativity. For a soul can create only when alone, and some are chosen for the flowering that takes place in the dark avenues of night.
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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe.
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