COMING OF AGE | Our restless hearts

By Maria-Pia Negro Chin

At a Steubenville Conference not too long ago, Life Teen's Emily Wilson told hundreds of young people that we are all hungry and thirsty for more than what the world has to offer.

At a certain time in our lives, we realize something is missing, so we start looking, searching, yearning. Wilson talked about how often we go around trying to find solutions for this thirst, trying to fill it with vanity, material possessions, social status, sex and the desire to be loved and other things. But we actually have a "God-shaped hole" in our hearts, she said.

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