So the poor instead of bread made do with a picture of the bleeding scourged and nailed-up Christ and prayed to that image of their helplessness
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Those without material resources cling to religious imagery for comfort. The image of suffering reflects their own helplessness.
- In plain terms
- The poor pray to images of suffering because they feel helpless.
- What can you take from it?
- Faith often grows where material support is absent.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What comfort do people seek in crisis?
- Why do the poor cling to faith?
Another view
It risks implying religious belief is only a coping mechanism for failure.
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