Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.

Believing something whole often means holding pieces that will not sit neatly together. Mercy and justice, acceptance and effort, grief and gratitude: each is true, and none cancels the other. A conviction that only admits the consistent parts is usually a small conviction, trimmed to fit an argument. Room for contradiction is a sign of size, not of confusion.

Notice where you have flattened something to keep it tidy. Take one belief you hold and name the part of it that sits awkwardly with the rest, and leave it there for a week without resolving it. See whether the belief gets larger.