Our heart is restless until it rests in God

In 2005, Tom Brady was interviewed by 60 Minutes. At that point he had already won three Super Bowls (he’s won seven now). At one point in the interview Brady says, “Why do I have three Super Bowl rings and still think there’s something greater out there for me? Maybe a lot of people would say, ‘Hey man, this is what it is. I’ve reached my goal, my dream, my life is ….’ Me, I think, … it’s gotta be more than this. This can’t be what it’s all cracked up to be. I’ve done it. I’m 27, and what else is there for me?” The interviewer then asks, “What’s the answer?” And Brady answers, “I wish I knew. I wish I knew.”

What brings about happiness? As you and I reflect about our lives, we know we are in search of something — happiness, lasting happiness. Sometimes we seem to possess it, and other times it seems to elude us. You and I likely can’t say exactly what Brady said, but we can substitute Super Bowl rings for other aspirations we have: “Why have I climbed the corporate ladder and reached the heights of the corporate world and still think there’s something more? Why have I achieved a 4.0 grade point average in school, gone to the most acclaimed college or university and still feel like I’m missing something? Why, even though I have a great marriage and great kids, retired early, drive a nice car, live in a big house, am able to travel, am semi-famous on social media,