We live by the conviction that acts of goodness reflect the hidden light of His holiness.
His light is above our minds but not beyond our will.
It is within our power to mirror his unending love in deeds of kindness, like brooks that hold the sky.
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The meaning of existence is experienced in moments of exaltation. Man must strive for the summit in order to survive on the ground… his ends must surpass his needs.
The security of existence lies in the exaltation of existence. This is one of the rewards of being human: quiet exaltation, capability for celebration. It is expressed in a phrase which Rabbi Akiba offered to his disciples:
A song every day,
A song every day.
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I love this man’s writing; Heschel’s wise compassionate patience with imperfection, and the trustful imagination of his spirit, never fail to touch the deeper places of my own spirit.
Abraham Joshua Heschel, peace be upon his name.
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