Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart. Audacious longing, burning songs, daring thoughts, an impulse overwhelming the heart, usurping the mind--these are all a drive towards serving Him who rings our hearts like a bell. It is as if He were waiting to enter our empty, perishing lives.
I am commanded therefore I am. - Abraham Joshua Heschel
I am commanded therefore I am.
- Abraham Joshua Heschel
Only those will apprehend religion who can probe its depth, who can combine intuition and love with the rigor of method - Abraham Joshua Heschel
Only those will apprehend religion who can probe its depth, who can combine intuition and love with the rigor of method
We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers. - Abraham Joshua Heschel
We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your… - Abraham Joshua Heschel
Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your…
To be is to stand for. - Abraham Joshua Heschel
To be is to stand for.
The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference. - Abraham Joshua Heschel
The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.
In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible. - Abraham Joshua Heschel
In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline. - Abraham Joshua Heschel
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.
Self-respect is the root of discipline - Abraham Joshua Heschel
Self-respect is the root of discipline
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