There are few ideas in the world of thought which contain so much spiritual power as the idea of the Sabbath.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELDear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe.
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Our age is one in which usefulness is thought to be the chief merit of nature; in which the attainment of power
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A religious man is a person… whose greatest passion is compassion.
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Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
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Self-sufficiency, independence, the capacity to stand apart, to differ, to resist, and to defy-all are modes of being human.
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To sing means to sense and to affirm that the spirit is real and that its glory is present.
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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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In the first way he sees in what surrounds him things to be handled, forces to be managed, objects to be put to use.
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Prayer begins where our power ends.
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Awareness of the divine begins with wonder.
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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
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Faith opens our hearts for the entrance of the holy. It is almost as though God were thinking for us.
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Awe is an intuition for the dignity of all things, a realization that things not only are what they are but also stand, however remotely, for something supreme.
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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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Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
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There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation .
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