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An irrational life

JD Blom writes a good WordPress blog on Christian living. In a recent post on irrational living, Blom takes a look at the irrational mathematical value of Pi, an infinite, non-repeating, and irrational number used to determine the circumference of a circle with relation to its diameter. I think Blom poses an essential question and reflective answer worth our consideration:

“What if our lives could be expressed as the result a mathematical equation such as Pi? Consider if every moment of our existence were represented by a Pi like digit. If our individual existences could be expressed as a mathematical equation, would it be considered rational or irrational?

As a rational number, there will be a final digit. The long series of digits will come to a calculated end; one last digit and then no more. There are many people who believe their life is rational. It has a beginning and it has an ending. They believe that their experience on this world is all that there is. However… what if there is an infinite existence beyond our experience of beginnings and endings? By faith, I believe what the scriptures tell us. The digits of our lives will continue without end, just like Pi. All of mankind was created as unique irrational numbers. Just because our bodies may die does not mean that our unique calculation does not continue to generate another digit. Man was created for eternity with a brief period spent on earth with purpose in every digit. Every digit of Christ’s life had purpose. (Each) of the digits of Christ’s life would reveal the names of all He touched, all He showed love, all He condemned, the date of the cross, His resurrection and His ascension. There was purpose and intention in every digit of Christ’s life.

If God created the equation of Christ’s life on earth with precise meaning and intent in every digit, then why would we think that our lives are random and purposeless? We were created to be uniquely irrational. We were created with purpose; a string of digits full of meaning and intention.

We are the product of the great Mathematician. He created the uniquely irrational equation that describes you and me. He prescribed in us every digit, in the precise order that He intended. We were created for the infinite.

I often forget that reality. I often don’t live for the infinite.

Everyone who is in Christ has to come to that point in time when they relinquish themselves to the irrational. We call it faith. Our hope resides in the irrational mysteries of Christ. We need to let our hope be a reality in our daily lives. Our hope should lead our lives. Christ came to do the will of Him who sent Him. As irrational creations, we were created for the same purpose; to do the will of Him who has called us. Let’s start living the irrational lives that we were created to live!”

(Thanks for the wise counsel, JD!)