Altar Quote by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
“Since once again, O Lord, in the steppes of Asia, I have no bread, no wine, no altar, I will raise myself above those symbols to the pure majesty of reality, and I will offer to you, I, your priest, upon the altar of the entire earth, the labor and the suffering of the world.”
About This Quote
Source Poem: The Psalms of the Earth, 1945
He renounces ritual symbols, offering human toil and suffering as a universal altar to the divine.
In simple terms: Rejects symbols, offers human work to God.
Key Takeaway
Embrace worldly labor as sacred.
Themes
spirituality
sacrifice
humanity
Mood
reflective
reverent
Type
philosophical
poetic
When to use this quote
- worship
- environmental activism
- personal meditation
Key Concepts
theology
existentialism
holism
Questions to Reflect On
- How can daily work become a spiritual practice?
- What does “pure majesty of reality” mean to you?
A Different Perspective
May overlook the need for communal rites.
