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We worry a great deal about the problem of church and state. Now what about the church and God?

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
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Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living.
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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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People are anxious to save up financial means for old age; they should also be anxious to prepare a spiritual means for old age….
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This is one of the goals of the Jewish way of living: to experience commonplace deeds as spiritual adventures, to feel the hidden love and wisdom in all things.
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The test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but to rascals.
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I am commanded therefore I am.
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A soul can create only when alone.
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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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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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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To abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity – there is the challenge.
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Faith like Job’s cannot be shaken becasue it is the result of having been shaken.
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The tragedy of religion is partly due to its isolation from life, as if God could be segregated.
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You must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
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