Creatures Quote by Martin Luther
“All creatures are merely veils under which God hides Himself and deals with us.”
About This Quote
Source Sermon: Commentary on Romans, 1520
God hides behind creation, revealing Himself through the world and human experience.
In simple terms: God is concealed in all things.
Key Takeaway
Seek divine presence in everyday life.
Themes
spirituality
theology
perception
Mood
contemplative
reflective
Type
theological
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal meditation
- nature walks
- artistic creation
Key Concepts
Divine hiddenness
theodicy
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you recognize the divine in daily moments?
- What does “veils” suggest about truth?
A Different Perspective
Understanding may be limited by human perception.
![“Perhaps no order of mammals presents us with so extraordinary a series of gradations as this [step by step, from humans to apes to monkeys to lemurs] - leading us insensibly from the crown and summit of the animal creation down to creatures, from which there is but a step, as it seems, to the…” quote by Thomas Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f0b/thomas-huxley-1183_animal_perhaps-no-order-of-mammals-presents-us_3051.jpg)
