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.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELIn a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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The supremacy of expediency is being refuted by time and truth.
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In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
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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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(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.
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Faith is an awareness of divine mutuality and companionship, a form of communion between God and man.
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To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments.
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Only those will apprehend religion who can probe its depth, who can combine intuition and love with the rigor of method
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Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
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Awareness of the divine begins with wonder.
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Few are guilty, but all are responsible.
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The awe of God is wisdom.
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By the word of God the world was created.
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(People) can never attain fulfillment, or sense of meaning, unless it is shared, unless it pertains to other human beings.
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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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Friendship, a puzzle to the syllogistic and critical mentality, is not based on experiments or tests of another person’s qualities but on trust.
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