Live in Tension

Sometimes you might have two options. Both options seem correct on their own, but they contradict each other. What do you do?

The greatest and most important problems in life can never be solved, only outgrown.

The tension of opposites … is to be held until a third way appears.

Carl Jung

Be patient for the third way. You can live in tension.

A Worthy Religious Practice

  1. Practice daily prayer or meditation focused on God’s goodness, kindness, mercy, and provision, fostering awe and humility.
  2. Live ethically, making decisions based on reason and moral principles (eg. forgiveness, caring for the poor, honesty, courage, being responsible, avoiding harm).
  3. Seek forgiveness for moral failings through repentance, trusting in God’s omnibenevolence.
  4. Avoid too strong attachments to material things–they distract from the eternal divine.