How did He do it?

How did Jesus hold the duality of His life so strongly, so well, so... perfectly?

I know - He's perfect. And He's God. But even God cannot abide sin. Yet Jesus lived and walked among the sinful people of this world every day, for years! And He loved them, He touched them... He was a part of their lives, giving the example of what they ought to be, without telling them their mistakes.

Sometimes I feel like I must live in a completely different reality from the rest of the world. God is so real to me, and now He is so near - so touchable - I find it difficult to tolerate evil and sin.

Perhaps tolerate isn't the right word here.

I mean... not act like it doesn't matter, but more... exist in its presence without feeling like I'm the one who is wrong.

I'm probably making this more complicated than it has to be... it just bothers me, you know?

How did He do it? How did Jesus have friends, family, followers... all of that good and bad together, in one place... and He related to both the good and the bad in each person He met.

How is that possible, and how do I hold that duality myself?

If Christ is the example I am to follow, how do I keep that duality from sabotaging the relationships I have in this life? If I let my guard down, even a little bit, the duality fades... diminishes... it all becomes one or the other, or grey, and I am lost in a mist of unknowing. That is when I am most easily deceived and/or confused, and it is when foolishness is most likely to occur... it is when sin is most likely to enter into my life.

To keep that duality strong in me, to keep that sense of distance, of solitude, of being set apart for something more than that which I currently know - may I learn to combat the distractions and attacks that meet me each day.