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.
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.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELFaith is an awareness of divine mutuality and companionship, a form of communion between God and man.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELMankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELTo abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity – there is the challenge.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELInstead of indulging in jealousy, greed, in relishing themselves, there are men who keep their hearts alert to the stillness in which time rolls on and leaves us behind.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELWe worship God through our questions.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELOur goal should be to live life in radical amazement. ….get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELWonder, 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.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELWhen we pray, we bring G-d into the world
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELPrayer may not save us. But prayer may make us worthy of being saved.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELForfeit your sense of awe, let your conceit diminish your ability to revere, and the universe becomes a market place for you.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELYou must build your life as if it were a work of art.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELAt all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELMan has indeed become primarily a tool-making animal, and the world is now a gigantic tool box for the satisfaction of his needs.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELA soul can create only when alone.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELTo be spiritual is to be amazed.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL