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.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELIn 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.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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How embarrassing for man to be the greatest miracle on earth and not to understand it!
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feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal
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We worry a great deal about the problem of church and state. Now what about the church and God?
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The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
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Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.
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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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The man who has not suffered – what does he know anyway?
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Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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Life goes wrong when the control of space, the acquisition of things of space, becomes our sole concern.
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In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty – all are responsible.
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God.
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The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.
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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.
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When faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.
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Every little deed counts.
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