As I write this blog I’m riding in the car with my boys who are watching a movie about Hercules.  My center child, Bill, is a Greek mythology expert who can talk for hours about the intricacies of Zeus, his children, and all of his brothers and sisters.  I’m not sure why he is so fascinated with these mythical beings, but something jumps out at me every time he brings them up; they are gods with the weaknesses and shortcomings of men.

It is as if their creators knew a higher power existed, but in an effort to relate they attributed to him or her human frailty and self-centeredness.  These gods lusted, stole, murdered, envied, and committed heinous acts in the name of self-fulfillment.  In short, they had the power to act on every evil desire and carry out any despicable plan a reprobate mind could concoct. It should come as no surprise their followers lived in a constant state of fear and anxiety in their daily lives.