Ruth

“Gallantly, ceaselessly, quietly, man must fight for inner liberty” to remain independent of the enslavement of the material world. “Inner liberty depends upon being exempt from domination of things as well as from domination of people. There are many who have acquired a high degree of political and social liberty, but only very few are not enslaved to things. This is our constant problem—how to live with people and remain free, how to live with things and remain independent.”
― Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Sabbath

“sanctification is dependent upon human behavior and attitude.”
― Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Sabbath

“At least one indication of unbelief is the tendency to measure life's challenges against our own adequacy instead of God's promises. To enter our Sabbath rest, we must put an end to self-reliance - trusting in our own abilities to overcome difficulties, rise above challenges, escape tragedies, or achieve personal greatness.”
― Swindoll Charles R.

“The Sabbath is the presence of God in the world, open to the soul of man.” God is not in things of space, but in moments of time.”
― Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Sabbath