Ministering Angel Letters

You are to write letters from an experienced ministering angel to a less experienced angel of “The Patient.” Pretend that these angels are writing the letters about you, their patient. Feel free to make reference to actual people and events from your own life over the next few weeks. The ministering angels are fully aware of Screwtape’s intentions and plans. Write letters advising the inexperienced ministering angel about how to help the patient remain faithful and continue to grow spiritually in the face of and through the temptations of Wormwood. How can the patient defend against these attacks? Recognize that your purpose is not only to help the patient avoid giving in to temptation, but also and more importantly to help the patient progress spiritually so he may qualify for exaltation.

Have fun with this. A few ideas—

·         Name your ministering angels.

·         Make puns about Heaven.

·         Consider what motivates the ministering angels.

·         What setbacks are they experiencing?

·         How do they respond to these setbacks?

·         What defensive and offensive weapons/armor are at their disposal?

·         Which scripture verses or stories should the ministering angel help the patient remember?

·         Which General Conference talks should the ministering angel help the patient remember?

·         How do the angels use other people in the patient’s life to further their cause?

·         What positive character traits are the ministering angels trying to help the patient acquire?

·         How does their reverence for agency affect what they will and will not do to help the patient?

 For every three letters in The Screwtape Letters, you are to write one corresponding letter from an experienced ministering angel to a less experienced ministering angel of “The Patient.” The letter should address at least one of the topics Screwtape discusses in the three corresponding letters. Since there are 31 letters in the book, and you are writing one for every three, you will be writing a total of ten letters.

Screwtape Letters	Angel Letters
1-3	1
4-6	2
7-9	3
10-12	4
13-15	5
16-18	6
19-21	7
22-24	8
25-27	9
28-31	10