Have you ever noticed that the sun comes up everyday? Without fail. We tend to take it for granted that the sun will rise. Especially as adults - we are tempted to normalize the unique. Earth is unique. We need the eyes of a child to open our eyes to this great reality. Nothing reveals the majesty of the hummingbird quite like a child's first encounter with the winged beauty. These realities are extraordinary and it requires our attention to truly see them.
Patterns are hidden in the wonders of creation. No ordinary bloke can see these patterns, yet they're made available to all of us, even the ordinary bloke. We just have to have eyes to see. The patterns in nature reveal the mind of God, the order of God, and the beauty of God. Studying these patterns leads us to sort and organize the world around us. This is a natural tendency for humans, which just means that it's an essential part of being human. Even in the garden of Eden, before the fall, Adam sorted the animals. We gravitate toward bringing order to chaos, which is helpful considering this fallen world. Creating order by seeking the patterns in creation is a worthy goal, but it falls short outside of the relationship with God and His revelation. In fact, discovering the patterns is impossible without the wonder of revelation. Yet this doesn't keep us from needing, inherently, to seek God through His patterns. Learning to see those patterns is one of the main goals of a mathematical education. By sifting through the details of a word problem, translating a numerical value into its prime parts, and predicting truths from a geometric shape, we are learning to discover the patterns of this world that lead us straight to the heart of the Father.
We see the orderly pattern-loving God through the patterns that He fashioned. When we learn to see the patterns in creation, we encounter God and his very nature strikes us as a wonder far greater than we could bear.