My daughter has a pieces of homework, she is told to draw a picture of GOD, but she says that God is everything and does not know what to do. can anyone help? and remember she is only 13.
2006-09-11 06:40:40 · 66 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
i don't believe you. what kind of school asks for a drawing of God?
2006-09-11 06:45:12 · answer #1 · answered by richard457 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This is an unusual assignment...but I guess, anything goes in religious ed.
You didn't say what religion you are, but I'm going to presume you're a Christian. God is beyond all concept and image, so from this perspective, it's not really possible draw God. (God is not everything--that would be pantheism--, but God is present in all things and holds all things in existance.)
But from the point of view of Christian revelation, in God's unity, there is also Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This gives us some possible images of God that we can draw...The main picture is that of Jesus, the Second Person of the Trinity, so perhaps your daughter can draw a picture of Him in some way that speaks to her.
There are also many images of Jesus that would be other ways of drawing what "God" (the Second Person of the Trinity) is like, such as a lamb, a good shepherd, a door, vine and branches, bread and wine, the Father in the story of the prodigal son.
The Holy Spirit is often depicted as a dove. These are all traditional images, but maybe your daughter can draw her own version of them.
God is also "love". Perhaps she can draw a picture of what God's love looks like to her either as a symbol or in practice. The good samaritan and the story of the prodigal son show something of what God's love is like.
Have her read the Scriptures and think of how God has worked in her life, where she has experienced or seen love, and then have her draw what inspires her and what she knows.
There is no right or wrong drawing, there's only a drawing that reflects her faith and imagination. That's all that really matters.
These are just some ideas. I hope this helps.
2006-09-11 14:12:20 · answer #2 · answered by Joe_D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, what kind of homework is that. Try determine which of these situations suits you:
1. If your daughter studies in a Christian/Convent school, maybe she can draw Jesus or Mary. If you happen to be Jewish or Muslim, and you're against this idea, then you must talk to the school authorities for cancellation, if you happen to live in a secular country.
2. If it's a secular school preaching a lot of secular and humanistic ideas, you must encourage something like a Dove, as a messenger of Universal Peace, or a Lotus symbolising Love.
3. If it's just a casual thing, I recommend some artistic thing drawn out of any of the world mythologies; Greek, Norsk, Hindu, Egyptian mythologies are replete with images of Gods and Goddesses.
In greek, you can go for Aphrodite (Venus), Zeus (Jupiter) or Hera. In Norsk, Thor. In Hindu, the Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. In Egyptian, the Moon Goddess Ra
Go to http://www.altavista.com/image/default for getting appropriate picture of above Gods and Goddesses
4. You can also get an ANGEL, and ask your daughter to name her MOTHER. Everybody in school, including the teacher will appreciate such a SWEET effort.
2006-09-11 06:56:13 · answer #3 · answered by quilm 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think she should draw a picture of the earth, the world and anything she likes in it. May sound a bit pretentious but as the idea of god is that he created the earth and all the living things in it then surely he left a piece of himself in all the things he made. Also god created man in his own image so a picture of any human being therefore would resemble god in some form. Also no-one will ever know what god looks like until they are gone so she can use her artistic license as much as she likes!!!
2006-09-11 06:53:13 · answer #4 · answered by jjwilde69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You said that she thinks of God as everything. Is the picture supposed to be of what she thinks that God would look like if He were here on Earth? Or is the picture supposed to be a picture of where she sees God's presence? If it's the first question then my suggestion would be to imagine what God might look like if He were here on Earth. If it's the latter of the two questions then have her think of where she has seen or felt God's presence (i.e. in nature).
For myself, I imagine that if God were here today He'd look something like what we imagine Jesus to look like. I'd imagine that he would be wearing everyday clothes (i.e. jeans, t-shirt, and a baseball hat or even khaki's and a dress shirt). If I were to draw a picture of where I have seen or felt His presence I would draw something that was nature oriented. I am an Ecologist and in this field because when I'm out in nature I can see the beauty that He created and find that it brings me closer to him (ok that was a little side story).
I don't know if this helps or not but I can only imagine that this assignment was a creative type and is meant to see how children and teens perceive God. I guess His appearance or presence would work since it is in how you perceive the question. Good luck.
2006-09-11 06:52:40 · answer #5 · answered by fieldworking 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good for her! I used to be an RME (Religious and Moral Education) teacher and I think that this is the point of her teachers lesson. Some children will draw a person, others a thing but the point of the lesson is that God is different things to different people and that there are no right or wrong answers. Your daughter is just a step ahead!
2006-09-11 08:32:02 · answer #6 · answered by Boo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a task to get kids thinking and isn't it funny how your own perecption changes as you get older!!
I'm not even sure i believe myself but if i did, mine would go something like this....
I wouldn't even like to guess what God looks like only that God is everywhere and is everything, so how about using the song "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" and drawing outstretched hands at either side of the paper and a rainbow with both ends meeting the hands with lots of nice images that you would relate to the creation of God.
I can picture it and it's lovely.
2006-09-14 06:44:31 · answer #7 · answered by bambam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Draw a heart because God is Love
2006-09-11 06:50:36 · answer #8 · answered by Useless 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest that this RE teacher is being a little irresponsible. I am a trained RE teacher at Secondary Level, and this is a task we were taught at college not to set, because it can easily cause offence. For example, Muslim children are not allowed to attempt to draw G-d, or anything that he created, Buddhists don't believe in a god at all , etc, etc. I would suggest that your daughter tells the teacher very respectfully that she does not feel she can do this task, but is happy to discuss her perception of him/her as an omnipresent force. I feel the teacher is at fault here, although I understand that all they are trying to do is spark off work on the perception of God.
2006-09-11 07:16:47 · answer #9 · answered by Karen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A benign smile at the top of the page and a map of the universe under it?
What is it with these teachers? One of my students asked for biology help. Feeling proud to be asked i told her that the difference between a male and female mosquito is that the female has a large proboscis in order to suck blood. Pretty much a standard answer I would have thought. She came back today and said that the teacher had ridiculed her along the lines of "Everyone knows that!" (Her classmates didn't!) and that the answer was in how the female flies to attack you!
I officially give up! Please do keep us informed of what your daughter's teacher really wanted!
2006-09-11 07:58:58 · answer #10 · answered by Christine H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God created all that is our world; so, maybe have her draw some animals by a river, near some trees, and have a man & woman in the background. Doesn't have to be too detailed, but it would convey the message that God is essentially everywhere.
2006-09-11 06:47:50 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋