Not the individual man nor a single generation by its own power can erect the bridge that leads to God. Faith is the achievement of many generations, and effort accumulated over many centuries. ... There is a collective memory of God in the human spirit, and it is this memory which is the main source of our faith. (Abraham Joshua Heschel)

Not the individual man nor a single generation by its own power can erect the bridge that leads to God. Faith is the achievement of many generations, and effort accumulated over many centuries. ... There is a collective memory of God in the human spirit, and it is this memory which is the main source of our faith.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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