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To us a single act of injustice–cheating in business, exploitation of the poor–is slight; to the prophets, a disaster.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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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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What is meant, however, is a higher category than being: the power of maintaining being.
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The task of life is to face sacred moments.
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All events are secretly interrelated; the sweep of all we are doing reaches beyond the horizon of our comprehension.
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Prayer begins at the edge of emptiness.
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Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
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Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living.
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The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision.
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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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As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind.
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There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious.
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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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God cannot be sensed as a second thought, as an explanation of the origin of the universe. He is either the first and the last, or just another concept.
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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.
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It is dangerous to take human freedom for granted, to regard it as a prerogative rather than as an obligation, as an ultimate fact rather than as an ultimate goal.
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