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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.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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The road to the sacred leads through the secular.
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He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
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Craved Ease God Light Neglect Peril Satisfied Spite Truly
Much of what the Bible demands can be comprised in one imperative: Remember!
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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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The man who has not suffered – what does he know anyway?
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Anyone Doe Know Man Suffered Suggest
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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In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty – all are responsible.
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I am commanded therefore I am.
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Commanded Feeling Proud Self Therefore
Understanding God is not attained by calling into session all arguments for and against Him, in order to debate whether He is a reality or a figment of the mind.
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Prayer begins where our power ends.
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Dedicate Dedication End Power Prayer Soul True Will Worship
The mystics, knowing that man is involved in a hidden history of the cosmos, endeavor to awake from the drowsiness and apathy and to regain the state of wakefulness for their enchanted souls.
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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 self is not the hub but the spoke of the revolving wheel. It is precisely the function of prayer to shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender.
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Center Function Hub Prayer Revolving Spoke Wheel
Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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Maturity Retire Sudden Tranquility Wisdom
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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Absurdity Art Beyond Count Deed Meaning Power Remember
(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.
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Archive Care Fellowship Fullness Help Other People

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