Command Quote by Martin Buber

“The true meaning of love one's neighbor is not that it is a command from God which we are to fulfill, but that through it and in it we meet God.” quote by Martin Buber — Download Open image

“The true meaning of love one's neighbor is not that it is a command from God which we are to fulfill, but that through it and in it we meet God.”

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