The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELLife without commitment is not worth living.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe.
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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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There is a realm of time where the goal is not to have but to be, not to own but to give, not to control but to share, not to subdue but to be in accord.
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Life is not meaningful…unle ss it is serving an end beyond itself; unless it is of value to someone else.
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It is not critical knowledge but a risk of the heart which initiates affection and preserves loyalty in our fellow men.
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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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It’s silence remains unbroken; no words can carry it away. Sometimes we wish the world could cry and tell us about that which made it pregnant with fear–filling grandeur.
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But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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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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Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
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People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
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When we pray, we bring G-d into the world
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People are anxious to save up financial means for old age; they should also be anxious to prepare a spiritual means for old age….
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The test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but to rascals.
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Those of faith who plant sacred thoughts in the uplands of time, the secret gardeners of the Lord in mankind’s desolate hopes, may slacken and tarry but rarely betray their vocation.
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