We do not step out of the world when we pray; we merely see the world in a different setting.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELHe who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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The tragedy of religion is partly due to its isolation from life, as if God could be segregated.
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In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty – all are responsible.
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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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You must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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The hour calls for moral grandeur and spiritual audacity.
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The task of life is to face sacred moments.
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(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God. One cannot pray unless he has faith in his own ability to accost the infinite, merciful, eternal God.
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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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The man who has not suffered – what does he know anyway?
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Life without commitment is not worth living.
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Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation. To be entertained is a passive state–it is to receive pleasure afforded by an amusing act or a spectacle.
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Man’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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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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There is no specialized art of prayer. All of life must be a training to pray. We pray the way we live.
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