The longing itself is a clue for us—an ache in our hearts reminding us of the way things used to be, a sign that we were made for something better—though, for the moment, we have lost our way—and a hunger for the world to be that way again. The Story says God has put eternity in our hearts,1 and that sweet pain may be evidence of it, a primal memory deep in our souls reminding us of the way the world started—good, wonderful, whole, complete.
