““We all have a story. Our emptiness could write its own book. But in the depths of our pain, we find an underlying truth: It’s only when we face the horrific reality of our thirst for which no one and nothing can ever satisfy, will we turn to God in humble, broken dependence. To deny our thirst, or worse, to try to dig our own wells, is tragic at best. When we fail to face our deepest disappointments and admit our sinfulness, the best we can hope for is temporary, superficial change. God speaks clearly to us about the result of trying to fill our own emptiness: “They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.” (Jeremiah 6:14 NIV)””
