Sometimes we wish the world could cry and tell us about that which mad…

Abraham Joshua Heschel
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Sometimes we wish the world could cry and tell us about that which made it pregnant with fear-filling grandeur. Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder. ✨ Abraham Joshua Heschel (1976). Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion, p.16, Macmillan
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Sometimes we wish the world could cry and tell us about that which made it pregnant with fear-filling grandeur. Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder. ✨ Abraham Joshua Heschel (1976). Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion, p.16, Macmillan

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