Today I received a letter from a friend asking for my best advice. She and her family are strong Christians and have been raising their daughter to believe in God as the one and only true God. I have seen this young girl grow in her faith and she is committed to Jesus Christ. She was given an assignment by her elementary school teacher to write a letter to the Greek god ‘Hades’.
When I first read her question, several things went through my mind but I wanted to make sure that I responded rather than react to her question. After talking with a friend here was my response.
First I would ask the teacher if she could modify the assignment and share with her why you do not want your daughter to write to a greek god of the underworld which is equivalent to who you know as satan. Ask if she could write a letter or essay telling about another god other than hades and then tell about the God she does believe in?
Secondly, if the teacher will not modify the assignment then you need to question her purpose for this type of writing assignment. I would then question the principal if this is state required material and give suggestions on alternative writing projects that would meet the state requirements.
This is a good opportunity to talk with your daughter about the difference between little ‘g’ and big ‘G’ when using the term god and that you know the only true God and the others are false gods. There are gods that people have worshiped throughout the ages but that doesn’t mean they are real.
How would you have responded to this question? I’d love for you to leave a comment to this blog.
Just talked with a friend and she gave me a great idea. Take this opportunity to write to Hades and let him know that his life could have been different had he trusted Jesus in his life. Take the opportunity to tell Hades about Jesus and share the entire salvation message. What do you think about this direction?