Forgiveness is the pearl that Jesus cast to the swine - the holy that Jesus threw to the dogs . God did not wait for our conversion before he forgave us. He forgave us to bring about our conversion . He gave the dogs and swine forgiveness to raise them up from the basement of the Kingdom of God to the penthouse - from the level of the most miseable and hideous of loveless beast to the level of their loving God .
Jesus poured the sweet syrup of forgiveness from the reservoir of love that he held in his most Sacred Heart, through his bloody wounds, and into the Valley of Tears to diute its toxicity in the same way that sugar cubes dilute the bitterness of a cup of bad coffee. Dilution is God's solution to the toxicity of the Valley of Tears.
What is the detail of consequence? If the detail about God were not important, Jesus would not have released it into the Valley of Tears on the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection.
Christianity is a treasure map for treasure hunters engaged in a treasure hunt. A cross marks the spot of the treasure . Grab your shovel. Make your way to the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection. There, stake your claim. Dig up the treasure for yourself. Make yourself rich!
