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Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes

Abraham Joshua Heschel quotes about god

Polish Educator January 11, 1907 – December 23, 1972

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A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair. Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel quote: "Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or..."
Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me. Abraham Joshua Heschel
In our own lives the voice of God speaks slowly, a syllable at a time. Reaching the peak of years, dispelling some of our intimate illusions and learning how to spell the meaning of life-experiences backwards, some of us discover how the scattered syllables form a single phrase. Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel quote: "A prophet's true greatness is his ability to hold God and man..."
A prophet's true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought. Abraham Joshua Heschel
God is not a hypothesis derived from logical assumptions, but an immediate insight, self-evident as light. He is not something to be sought in the darkness with the light of reason. He is the light. Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel quote: "To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy..."
To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions. Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel quote: "Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the..."
Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God. Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel quote: "Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God."
Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God. Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel quote: "He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves..."
He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor. Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel quote: "The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God."
The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God. Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel quote: "The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of..."
The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel quote: "God is of no importance unless He is of supreme importance."
God is of no importance unless He is of supreme importance. Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel quote: "God is either of no importance, or of supreme importance."
God is either of no importance, or of supreme importance. Abraham Joshua Heschel

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