A quote from The Sabbath
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A quote from The Sabbath
Where the Spirit hovers, chaos is not the final word—freedom is coming.
Genesis 1:2: The Spirit hovers over a world described as tohu vavohu (“formless and void,” chaos).
When the Word is spoken, light and order break in. Creation is liberated from emptiness and darkness.
The same Spirit who hovered in Genesis is hovering still, bringing light into
Time and space are interrelated.
Abraham Joshua Heschel • The Sabbath
the essence of the Sabbath is completely detached from the world of space.
Abraham Joshua Heschel • The Sabbath
There is much enthusiasm for the idea that God is present in the universe, but that idea is taken to mean His presence in space rather than in time, in nature rather than in history; as if He were a thing, not a spirit.
Abraham Joshua Heschel • The Sabbath
we know what to do with space but do not know what to do about time, except to make it subservient to space.