All Is Forgiven

In his short story "The Capital of the World," Ernest Hemingway writes of a young man named Paco who had been kicked out of his home. Paco was wandering Madrid's streets, hoping to become a bullfighter.

     Paco's father, desperate to mend the rift between them, resorted to putting an ad in the local newspaper. It said, "Paco, meet me at the Hotel Montana at noon on Tuesday. All is forgiven!"

     On Tuesday, 800 young men named Paco showed up at that hotel, longing for restoration and forgiveness.

     Like Paco's dad, our heavenly Father takes the first step. He invites us prodigal sons and daughters to meet him at the empty tomb. God won't turn away or disappoint anyone who comes to Him; He offers total forgiveness to all.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse use from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 CSB