Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions. Source: The Wisdom of Heschel
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELWe can all do our share to redeem the world in spite of all absurdities and all frustrations and all disappointments.
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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You must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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Much of what the Bible demands can be comprised in one imperative: Remember!
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A soul can create only when alone.
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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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Prayer may not save us. But prayer may make us worthy of being saved.
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We worship God through our questions.
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Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.
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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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Wonder or radical amazement is the chief characteristic of the religious man’s attitude toward history and nature.
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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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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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Prayer begins where our power ends.
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Knowledge-like the sky- is never private property. No teacher has a right to withhold it from anyone who asks for it. Teaching is the art of sharing.
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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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