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I want to stay connected to faith, but I don't know what I believe anymore

I still find myself praying in hard moments, but most of the language I inherited feels unusable now. I am not looking to be argued back into certainty; I am trying to figure out whether anything honest can remain.

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Naomi Ellis

I still find myself praying in hard moments, but most of the language I inherited feels unusable now. I am not looking to be argued back into certainty; I am trying to figure out whether anything honest can remain.

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David Kim

Active 2 hours ago

You do not need to force a clean answer before you are ready. Presence can still be a form of trust.

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Ruth Ellison

Active 2 hours ago

A quieter faith can still be real. It just sounds different than it used to.

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Theo Nguyen

Active 2 hours ago

I do not think certainty is the measure of faithfulness. Sometimes staying honest is the holier thing.

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