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As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power…Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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Being is transcended by a concern for being. Our perplexity will not be solved by relating human existence to a timeless, subpersonal abstraction which we call essence.
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Instead 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.
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It is a day on which we are called upon to share in what is eternal in time, to turn from the results of creation to the mystery of creation; from the world of creation to the creation of the world.
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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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Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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God is not nice. God is not an uncle. God is an earthquake.
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Man’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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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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Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.
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The utilization of its resources is taken to be the chief purpose of man in God’s creation.
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Those who are open to the wonder will not miss it. Faith is found in solicitude for faith, in an inner care for the wonder that is everywhere.
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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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Prayer begins at the edge of emptiness.
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Yet the abyss is not not infinite; its bottom may suddenly be discovered within the confines of a human heart or under the debris of might doubts.
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