It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELSociety today is no longer in revolt against particular laws which it finds alien, unjust, and imposed, but against law as such, against the principle of law.
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The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
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What is meant, however, is a higher category than being: the power of maintaining being.
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Prayer may not save us. But prayer may make us worthy of being saved.
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Man is a messenger who forgot the message.
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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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In our daily lives we attend primarily to that which the senses are spelling out for us: to what the eyes perceive, to what the fingers touch.
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Human being is both being in the world and living in the world. Living involves responsible understanding of one’s role in relation to all other beings.
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It is our honest response to the grandeur and mystery of reality our confrontation with that which transcends the given.
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There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious.
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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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To serve does not mean to surrender but to share.
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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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There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation .
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I am commanded therefore I am.
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The anchor of meaning resides in an abyss, deeper than the reach of despair.
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.
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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
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We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.
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All that is left is to us is our being horrified at the loss of our sense of horror.
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feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal
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Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions. Source: The Wisdom of Heschel
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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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We worry a great deal about the problem of church and state. Now what about the church and God?
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Our 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.
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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