Great Pie

Great Pie
This past weekend I officiated at a wedding. I love doing weddings, because my wife and I get to meet so many great families. We have met some of the nicest people at the weddings we have done over the last several years. We also get to eat pretty well. Between the rehearsal dinners and receptions we get our fair share of fabulous food. Friday night after the rehearsal we had dinner at the Pro’s Table in New Philadelphia, after dinner we had homemade pie. This pie was made by the grandmother of the groom. All I can say is wow; it was the best pie I have ever eaten. I grew up in Amish country and so I got to know about good pie. My wife and I don’t eat much dessert, but we both enjoyed these wonderful pies. There was Cherry, Blackberry and Apple, which were all good (I had a piece of the cherry). But then the cream pies came out, Coconut Cream, Lemon Meringue and Regular Cream pie (I had some of each), and I must say I am still amazed at how good these pies were. My favorite was the regular cream pie.

Ok, now that I have you all drooling and wanting a piece of pie, you might ask what the point is. As I heard the grandmother talk about her pies, she was very humble and did not have to fish for compliments. She just enjoyed seeing people eat the pie. I had to think about all the years she has practiced and perfected making these pies. The mistakes she made and learned from, the little things she did to make it better. The tips she picked up from friends and family. After a while it became very easy for her to make outstanding pies.

Well, it is the same way in our spiritual walk, and in our relationships with people. We make mistakes, and we hopefully learn from them and get better, but often we keep making the same relational, emotional and spiritual mistakes over and over again. We don’t get better, because we are not willing to make adjustments and changes in ourselves. Many of us are stubborn and want the other person to change or make the adjustments, or just like our pie the way it is.

If you want to make great pie relationally, and that includes your relationship with God, then you need to make improvements in yourself, your attitude and your priorities. You have to be willing to admit when you make a mistake and burn the crust. You have to be willing to ask for forgiveness and give forgiveness when you get hurt. You have to be willing to take advice and even some criticism, so that you can improve those relational pies in your life. There is nothing like a great pie and there is nothing like a great relationship. Happy baking.

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