No regrets

Interviewer: Me too! When reading the Bible, one has the impression that You had somewhat of a change from the way You were in the Old Testament to the way You were in the New Testament. When You said You “learned,” and You spoke of the difference between sympathy and empathy, does that explain this apparent change?
God: I didn’t change per se, but it did cause Me to modify My behavior towards humanity. Both Jesus and I knew that this experience would have this effect, so it wasn’t that We were not prepared for it in every way. But due to His coming to earth to die for mankind, We did change certain basics. The keeping of the laws of the Old Testament was replaced with the grace and love of the New Testament.
Interviewer: This is a big subject that perhaps we could cover another time. To finish off our time now, may I get rather personal?
God: Yes.
Interviewer: When Jesus died on the cross He is said to have called out to You, asking why You had forsaken Him. Was that difficult for You?
God: There are no words to describe the pain that both He and I suffered at that time. Many of you know what it is like to have a loved one suffer and die. You have then had a glimpse of the sorrow that We suffered. But what sustained Us was the knowledge that what We were doing was going to result in a wonderful victory for Us and for mankind. We don’t dwell on the pain but rather on the triumph over death and pain that happened as a result.
Interviewer: So You weren’t just able to shut Yourself off from what was happening?
God: No, of course not. My Son was dying in agony in a cruel and ghastly and unjust execution. No good father could turn his back on that. But I could not intervene. I had to let it happen for the sake of mankind.
Interviewer: The reunion must have been marvelous.
God: Between Jesus and Myself? Yes, it was the most marvelous moment ever.
Interviewer: But You had to wait the 40 days, till He ascended to Heaven.4
God: Are you kidding? Not at all. We were together in spirit as soon as we could be after the ordeal. All this is very mysterious to most people. They have tried to put their various spins on this event, but let Me assure you that We were not separated for an instant longer than was necessary.
Interviewer: You have great love for each other, don’t You?
God: Greater than you can ever imagine.
Interviewer: But You have no regrets at what You both went through.
God: It was extremely difficult for both of Us, but neither of Us regrets doing it, because We knew of the eventual help and happiness it would bring to all of you.