“Faith opens our hearts for the entrance of the holy.”

—  Abraham Joshua Heschel

"The Holy Dimension", p. 339
Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays (1997)
Context: Faith opens our hearts for the entrance of the holy. It is almost as though God were thinking for us.

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