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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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The riches of the soul are stored up in its memory. this is the test of character, not whether a man follows the daily fashion, but whether the past is alive in his present.
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Sometimes there seems to be a greater separation between the church and God than between the church and state.
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Those who are open to the wonder will not miss it. Faith is found in solicitude for faith, in an inner care for the wonder that is everywhere.
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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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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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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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feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal
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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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Being points beyond itself. Accustomed to think in terms of space, the expression “being points beyond itself” may be taken to denote a higher point in space.
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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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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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Awe is a sense for transcendence, for the reference everywhere to mystery beyond all things. It enables us to perceive in the world intimations of the divine.
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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
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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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He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
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I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised.
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