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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.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Prayer begins where our power ends.
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Dedicate Dedication End Power Prayer Soul True Will Worship
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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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
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Asking Closer God Question Thinking
Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question…awareness of the problem outlives all solutions.
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Mundus vult decipi’—the world wants to be deceived.
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Deception Mundas People Vanity Vault World
God is everywhere or nowhere, the father of all people or of none, concerned about everything or nothing.
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Man’s sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.
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Earth Failure Forget God Man Master Servant Sin
Few are guilty, but all are responsible.
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I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised.
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Against Learn Mut Still Surprise
Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow and to ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehoods.
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Callousness Hatred Meaningless Overthrow Prayer Pyramid Ruin Seek Subversive Unless
Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
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Adventure Commonplace Friendship Gregariousness Heart Human Loyalty Man Relationship Syllogstic
Then comes the insight that All is God. One still realizes that the world is as it was, but it does not matter, it does not affect one’s faith.
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Man’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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Depend Fulfillment Man Surprise True
Wonder, or radical amazement, is a way of going beyond what is given in thing and thought, refusing to take anything for granted, to regard anything as final.
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Amazement Anything Beyond Final Radical Reality Refusing Way Wonder
Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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Appreciation Information Mankind Perish Want
Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
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Blessing Faith Gratitude Holy Life

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