Sometimes there seems to be a greater separation between the church and God than between the church and state.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThere is happiness in the love of labor, there is misery in the love of gain.
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Spiritual life begins to decay when we fail to sense the grandeur of what is eternal in time.
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We must first peer into the darkness, feel strangled and entombed in the hopelessness of living without God, before we are ready to feel the presence of His living light.
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When I see an act of evil I don’t accomodate, I don’t accomodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere.
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To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions.
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We cannot approach the spirit unless we repair the vessels. Reverence for words – an awareness of the wonder of words, of the mystery of words – is an essential prerequisite for prayer.
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I would say about individuals, A Individual dies when they cease to to be surprised. I am surprised every morning when I see the sunshine again.
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Then comes the insight that All is God. One still realizes that the world is as it was, but it does not matter, it does not affect one’s faith.
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Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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All events are secretly interrelated; the sweep of all we are doing reaches beyond the horizon of our comprehension.
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Few are guilty, but all are responsible.
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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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Man’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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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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People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
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Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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