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 .
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELPrayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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In the darkest night to be certain of the dawn…to go through Hell and to continue to trust in the goodness of God-this is the challenge and the way.
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Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.
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When religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.
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That man can never transcend his own self. The most fatal trap into which thinking may fall is the equation of existence and expediency.
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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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The man who has not suffered – what does he know anyway?
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The task of life is to face sacred moments.
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There is a war to wage against the vulgar, the glorification of the absurd, a war that is incessant, universal.
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To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions.
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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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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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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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We do not step out of the world when we pray; we merely see the world in a different setting.
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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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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
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