Yet at the end of the day reality whispers; we’ll ultimately be disappointed. The gospel narrative tells us that this longing for a better world finds its hope in the risen Christ. Jesus is writing that new story—the real, not imagined restoration of all that sin has corrupted. There is a new city coming, one whose builder and maker is God (Heb. 11:10). The first coming of Jesus as King inaugurated the kingdom to be fully consummated at his second coming. Jesus is the first sign of spring after a