Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes

Life is not meaningful…unle ss it is serving an end beyond itself; unless it is of value to someone else.

(People) can never attain fulfillment, or sense of meaning, unless it is shared, unless it pertains to other human beings.

All events are secretly interrelated; the sweep of all we are doing reaches beyond the horizon of our comprehension.

It is the beginning of wisdom to be amazed at the fact of our being free.

The world of things we perceive is but a veil. It’s flutter is music, its ornament science, but what it conceals is inscrutable.

In prayer we shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender

The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God

Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.

We worship God through our questions.

Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.