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God cannot be sensed as a second thought, as an explanation of the origin of the universe. He is either the first and the last, or just another concept.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Society today is no longer in revolt against particular laws which it finds alien, unjust, and imposed, but against law as such, against the principle of law.
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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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Life without commitment is not worth living.
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Each day enrapture me with your marvelous things without number. …I do not ask to see the reason for it all: I ask only to share the wonder of it all.
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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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In the midst of our applauding the feats of civilization, the Bible flings itself like a knife slashing our complacency; remind us that God, too, has a voice in history.
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God is not a hypothesis derived from logical assumptions, but an immediate insight, self-evident as light. He is not something to be sought in the darkness with the light of reason. He is the light.
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Aeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
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I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.
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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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To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments.
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A religious man is a person… whose greatest passion is compassion.
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To sense a ray of God’s radiance in the jungles of history.
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We may not know whether our understanding is correct, or whether our sentiments are noble, but the air of the day surrounds us like spring which spreads over the land without our aid or notice.
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Wonder or radical amazement is the chief characteristic of the religious man’s attitude toward history and nature.
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In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty – all are responsible.
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