I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELMan’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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I would say about individuals, A Individual dies when they cease to to be surprised. I am surprised every morning when I see the sunshine again.
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Awe enables us to see in the world intimations of the divine, to sense in small things the beginning of infinite significance
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The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of Sabbath. It is not an interlude but the climax of living.
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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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To sing means to sense and to affirm that the spirit is real and that its glory is present.
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The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments.
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Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living.
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Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
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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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The hour calls for moral grandeur and spiritual audacity.
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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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We can all do our share to redeem the world in spite of all absurdities and all frustrations and all disappointments.
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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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The supremacy of expediency is being refuted by time and truth.
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I am commanded therefore I am.
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