To Become Aware Of The

Prayer Cannot Bring Water To Parched Fields, Or Mend A Broken Bridge, Or Rebuild A Ruined City; But Prayer Can Water An Arid Soul, Mend A Broken Heart, And Rebuild A Weakened Will.

We Do Not Step Out Of The World When We Pray; We Merely See The World In A Different Setting. The Self Is Not The Hub But The Spoke Of The Revolving Wheel. It Is Precisely The Function Of Prayer To Shift The Center Of Living From Self-consciousness To Self-surrender.

People Of Our Time Are Losing The Power Of Celebration. Instead Of Celebrating We Seek To Be Amused Or Entertained. Celebration Is An Active State, An Act Of Expressing Reverence Or Appreciation. To Be Entertained Is A Passive State--it Is To Receive Pleasure Afforded By An Amusing Act Or A Spectacle.... Celebration Is A Confrontation, Giving Attention To The Transcendent Meaning Of One's Actions. Source: The Wisdom Of Heschel

In Any Free Society Where Terrible Wrongs Exist, Some Are Guilty - All Are Responsible.

The Task Of Life Is To Face Sacred Moments.