Re: Shattered Dreams

In our Common Ground community at church we have been reading and exploring the book of Ruth together.  Its story is deeply touching.  The following quote comes from Larry Crabb's perspective on Naomi, the leading character in the story, in his book, Shattered Dreams.  This is what he writes: 

"Shattered dreams open the door to better dreams, dreams that we do not properly value until the dreams that we improperly value are destroyed.  Shattered dreams destroy false expectations, such as the 'victorious' Christian life with no real struggle or failure.  They help us discover true hope.  We need the help of shattered dreams to put us in touch with what we most long for, to create a felt appetite for better dreams.  And living for the better dreams generates a new, unfamiliar feeling that we eventually recognize as joy."  (p. 35)