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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.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe.
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By the word of God the world was created.
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Man’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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The self is not the hub but the spoke of the revolving wheel. It is precisely the function of prayer to shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender.
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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
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Philosophy, to be relevant, must offer us a wisdom to live by.
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The utilization of its resources is taken to be the chief purpose of man in God’s creation.
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Audacious longing, burning songs, daring thoughts, an impulse overwhelming the heart, usurping the mind–these are all a drive towards serving Him who rings our hearts like a bell.
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Loyal to the presence of the ultimate in the common, we may be able to make it clear that man is more than man, that in doing the finite he may perceive the infinite .
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For living is not being in itself, but living of the world, affecting, exploiting, consuming, comprehending, deriving
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It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.
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Man is naturally self-centered and he is inclined to regard expediency as the supreme standard for what is right and wrong.
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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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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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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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