Abraham J. Heschel

" Like a scream in the night
is the prophet's word.
The world is at ease and asleep,
while the prophet is hit
by a blast from heaven.
No one seems to hear
the distress in the world;
no one seems to care when
the poor is suppressed.
But God is distressed,
and the prophet has pity
for God who cares
for the distressed."


From : "Between God and Man"