two pockets

The theologian Martin Buber wrote: “Everyone must have two pockets, so that he can reach into the one or the other, according to his need. In his right pocket are to be the words: “for my sake was the world created,” and in his left: “I am dust and ashes.” We do well to remember that we are the crown of creation, cherished by God, and at the same time remember we don’t deserve any of it.