In the darkest night to be certain of the dawn…to go through Hell and to continue to trust in the goodness of God-this is the challenge and the way.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELWhen we pray, we bring G-d into the world
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.
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We can all do our share to redeem the world in spite of all absurdities and all frustrations and all disappointments.
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Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.
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Judaism teaches us to be attached to holiness in time; to learn how to consecrate sanctuaries that emerge from the magnificent stream of a year.
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To sense a ray of God’s radiance in the jungles of history.
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In the first way he sees in what surrounds him things to be handled, forces to be managed, objects to be put to use.
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Prayer may not save us. But prayer may make us worthy of being saved.
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Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.
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Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow and to ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehoods.
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A soul can create only when alone.
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Only those will apprehend religion who can probe its depth, who can combine intuition and love with the rigor of method
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In prayer we shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender
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Man is a messenger who forgot the message.
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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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Human being is both being in the world and living in the world. Living involves responsible understanding of one’s role in relation to all other beings.
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