There's a joke that goes something like this: A teacher brings some things to class to use as object lessons in understanding shapes. She pulls out a small case and points out the rectangular form. Then she pulls out a pie and declares the pie to be round. Little Johnny raises his hand and says, "but pie are squared." Groan or laugh as you will.
Today is Pie Day, where nerds and mathematicians around the world recognize and celebrate the truth that never changes of the value of Pi. Pi is a mathematical truth that helps us understand orbits, gravity, the way DNA folds and so much more. That little number, 3.14, with a continuing sequence that never ends, goes on and on and effects our lives. It helps with the design of drugs that improve health, the design of buildings and bridges that involve arcs and circles in the architecture, and even with the study of cricket's songs. The truths of science and life are worth celebrating. Today is even more special to some as the calender and clock will reflect and remind of this truth with even greater accuracy than usual. Twice today, in the morning and evening, at 9:26:53, the clock and calendar will reflect the first 10 digits of this amazing number rather than the normal annual three digits.
Today is also Albert Einstein's and my little brother's birthdays. I celebrate another truth besides Pi, the truth that the One who is Truth and has established truth has the power to lead and call us to understand, reveal and teach that truth, as Einstein did when he become willing to understand that there's always more to truth than we currently know and stretch the limits of possibility. And in celebrating the birth and life of my brother I see the power of the Spirit of Truth to restore lives and relationships. I see the awesome blessings that come into life, the life itself, that comes from surrendering to the Creator of all, including truth, and the damage that is done to us, others, life and relationships when one or more of us step away from the truth.
My brother is a blessed man, with a wonderful family and a life that, at least from my perspective, is quite successful. But he has his problems too, and his life is not perfect. His life, like all of our lives, is best in the areas of and as a result of times of understanding, responding to and following The Truth. Times when the truth is not as clear have been far from perfect. And our relationship has suffered due to the destruction of his older brother, me, rebelling against The Truth. My rejection of truth tore our relationship to shreds at time, but when we both surrendered to and accepted the Truth of who God is, healing began and restoration became possible.
Truth, unlike some believe, is always truth. It doesn't change. Our understanding of it may change, we may even learn what we thought was true wasn't. It was once believed that the world was flat. Some say that truth changed when we learned that planets are round. But it's always been true. That truth simply wasn't as clear at one point. Like 3-14-15 at 9:26:53 is a better reflection of the truth of Pi than most years, as we get closer and closer in relationship to the Creator of truth, the power and peace of truth is more and more evident in our lives. That's something to long for, to strive for, and to celebrate.
So let us look at our lives today and celebrate those times and areas where the truth is clear. And let us surrender our understanding along with our will to our Creator so that we will be open and able to receive the truths that are yet to be revealed and to see our lives and relationships restored. And if you get a chance, enjoy a piece of pie and thank God for truths that increase healing and understanding and never change.
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