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The anchor of meaning resides in an abyss, deeper than the reach of despair.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Our age is one in which usefulness is thought to be the chief merit of nature; in which the attainment of power
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Age Animal Attainment Chief Man Merit Nature Power Taken Usefulness
For many of us the march from Selma to Montgomery was about protest and prayer. Legs are not lips and walking is not kneeling. And yet our legs uttered songs.
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Things, when magnified, are forgeries of happiness.
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The task of life is to face sacred moments.
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Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.
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God Light Seeing Way World Worship
The man who has not suffered – what does he know anyway?
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Anyone Doe Know Man Suffered Suggest
The work on weekdays and the rest on the seventh day are correlated. The Sabbath is the inspirer, the other days the inspired.
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Correlated Inspire Inspired Rest Sabbath Seventh Weekday
The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.
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Beginning Happiness Life Living Lying Understanding Wonder
Mundus vult decipi’—the world wants to be deceived.
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Deception Mundas People Vanity Vault World
Life without commitment is not worth living.
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Commitment Decision Living Love Risk Worth
It is as if He were waiting to enter our empty, perishing lives.
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Empty Enter Live Perishing Waiting
The tragedy of religion is partly due to its isolation from life, as if God could be segregated.
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God Isolation Life Partly Religion Segregated Tragedy
To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions.
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Dream Envision God Holy League Pray Vision
Man’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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Depend Fulfillment Man Surprise True
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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Answer Answering Ask Encompass Enough Know Querry Questions Want
Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.
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Affording Evil Indifference Justification Silent Society
A prophet’s true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought.
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Ability God Greatness Hold Man Prophet Thought
To be is to stand for.
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Be Nature Positive Power Raise Stand To Voice
The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision.
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Destroy Liturgical Movement Revolutionary Seeking
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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Absurdity Art Beyond Count Deed Meaning Power Remember
Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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Amazed Everything Life Phenomenal
(People) can never attain fulfillment, or sense of meaning, unless it is shared, unless it pertains to other human beings.
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Attain Fulfillment Human Human Being People Pertain Shared
People are anxious to save up financial means for old age; they should also be anxious to prepare a spiritual means for old age….
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Anxious Financial Maturity Mean People Prepare Spiritual
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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Chant Man Praise Prayer Primary Purpose Request Sin Song
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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Day Interlude Passion Sabbath Sake Week Weekday
To sing means to sense and to affirm that the spirit is real and that its glory is present.
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Mean Real Voice
Self-respect is the root of discipline
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Calm Discipline Mindset Positive Respect Root Self Vibe

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