To sing means to sense and to affirm that the spirit is real and that its glory is present.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELSometimes we wish the world could cry and tell us about that which made it pregnant with fear-filling grandeur. Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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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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Ultimately there is no power to narcissistic, self-indulgent thinking. Authentic thinking originates with an encounter with the world.
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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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Knowledge-like the sky- is never private property. No teacher has a right to withhold it from anyone who asks for it. Teaching is the art of sharing.
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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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It is not critical knowledge but a risk of the heart which initiates affection and preserves loyalty in our fellow men.
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We worship God through our questions.
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The time for the kingdom may be far off, but the task is plain: to retain our share in God in spite of peril and contempt.
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In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty – all are responsible.
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To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments.
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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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I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.
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To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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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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Faith opens our hearts for the entrance of the holy. It is almost as though God were thinking for us.
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