Quote #8
All names of God remain hallowed because they have been used not only to speak of God but also to speak to him.
More from Martin Buber
- Persons appear by entering into relation to other persons.
- Some would deny any legitimate use of the word God because it has been misused so much. Certainly it is the most burdened of all human word…
- Egos appear by setting themselves apart from other egos.
- Whoever abhors the name and fancies that he is godless- when he addresses with his whole devoted being the Thou of his life that cannot be …
- An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.
- Through the Thou a person becomes I.
- The I of the basic word I-Thou is different from that of the basic word I-It.
- Next to being the children of God our greatest privilege is being the brothers of each other.