Posted @withrepost • @bishopbarron We sinners are like diamonds that have fallen into the muck; made in the image of God, we have soiled ourselves through violence and hatred. God, said Anselm, could have simply pronounced a word of forgiveness from heaven; but this would not have solved the problem. It would not have restored the diamonds to their original brilliance. Instead, in his passion to re-establish the beauty of his creation, #God came down into the muck of sin and death and brought the diamonds up and polished them off. In so doing of course, he had to get dirty. This sinking into the dirt—this divine solidarity with the lost—is the “sacrifice” which the Son makes to the infinite pleasure of the Father. It is a sacrifice expressive, not of anger or vengeance, but of compassion. This is an excerpt from my book "Heaven in Stone and Glass"#BishopBarronBooks #WordonFire #Jesus #Catholic #Cross https://www.instagram.com/p/B3AaAKSFnIx/?igshid=vv3ewnj34p7a