“The curse of the old man at his inability to get his leg to do what it was meant to do is a cry for forever. The hurt inside the teenager who has been mocked by a peer is more than adolescent angst; it is a cry for forever. The whimper of the toddler who has had a toy wrenched from his hands by his older brother is more
than a scream of protest; it is a cry for forever. The tears of a mom at the end of a talk with a lost and wayward son are more than tears of parental grief; they are the tears for forever. The anger of the man who has just been laid off by a boss who didn’t seem to care is more than anger at a career injustice; it is a plea for forever. The sad silence around the casket of a dear one is more than the silence of the bereaved; it is a wordless longing for forever. The frustration of the erstwhile gardener that weeds grow faster than the flowers is more than a fight with the forces of nature; it is a wish that forever would come.  Forever is more than a hope and a dream. It is more than a theological formulation. It is more than a distant spiritual expectation. The Creator placed forever inside you. Longing for eternity doesn’t mean you’re spiritual; it simply means you are human. Life that never ends was the Maker’s original plan.”–Paul Tripp

The whole creation is on tiptoe to see the wonderful sight of the
sons of God coming into their own. The world of creation
cannot as yet see reality, not because it chooses to be blind, but
because in God’s purpose it has been so limited – yet it has been
given hope. And the hope is that in the end the whole of created
life will be rescued from the tyranny of change and decay, and
have its share in the magnificent liberty which can only belong
to the children of God.
–Romans 8

Finish then Thy new creation;
Pure and spotless let us be;
Let us see Thy great salvation,
Perfectly restored in Thee.
Changed from glory into glory,
Till in heaven we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before Thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.

— Charles Wesley

The beauty and fullness of the healing and thriving of the new heavens and earth are why U2 is Right:

I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colours will bleed into one
Bleed into one
Well, yes, I’m still running

You broke the bonds and you
Loosed the chains
Carried the cross
And my shame
All my shame
You know I believe it

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

Who then can e’er divide us more
from Jesus and His love,
Or break the sacred chain that binds
the earth to heav’n above?

Let troubles rise, and terrors frown
and days of darkness fall;
Through Him all dangers we’ll defy
and more than conquer all.

Nor death no life, nor earth nor hell,
nor time’s destroying sway,
Can e’er efface us from His heart
or make His love decay.