Open up your New Testament to the gospels. Read the stories and teachings of Jesus. Most don't allow for easy resolutions; instead, Jesus invites us to struggle, to live in tension, to be comfortable not knowing what the "right" answer is. That was his intention.

Jesus wants his followers to be okay with uncertainty, paradox and ambiguity. Imagine the freedom of no longer needing to analyze, categorize or judge. Channel that energy into something nobler.

Relax: you'll be just fine; you'll find God just as present (or more so!) beyond the search for answers, in the greater mystery.

I believe that's called "faith"… 

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