As a term for theological purposes, I purpose it as a suspension of judgment, holding ourselves prayerfully awaiting the outcome determined of and by God. We equally hold in trust any expectation of timing, leaving this up to the Author of all things. A theology of continuation holds us together in community even as we struggle with things of great emotional and personal meaning. For instance, a couple of years ago, we formed a group to deal with changes in our music. We hold in abeyance our judgments in circumstances where there is great feeling and conflict.
Great danger lies in squelching conflict.
We also do damage when we rush to solve and fix, or rush to find quick agreement. There is no reason why any of us should experience God the same way. Jesus has been depicted by artists of every culture in every shade of skin tone on this planet. Christ is pan-cultural and yet for each one of us Jesus is a personally known Lord. When it comes to proclaiming the veracity of Scripture, there is real division about how literally we take the words printed there on the page.