I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder. ✨ Abraham Joshua Hesche…

Abraham Joshua Heschel
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I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder. ✨ Abraham Joshua Heschel (1983). I Asked for Wonder: A Spiritual Anthology, Crossroad Publishing Company
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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.
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I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder. ✨ Abraham Joshua Heschel (1983). I Asked for Wonder: A Spiritual Anthology, Crossroad Publishing Company

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