The power of confession "is Jesus who always forgives"

In a church inside the Monastery of Santa Ana and San José, in Cordoba, Spain, there is an ancient cross. It is the image of the Cross of Forgiveness which shows Jesus crucified with his arm desclaved from the Cross and down.

They say that one day a sinner went to confession with the priest under this cross. As usual, when a sinner was guilty of a serious crime, this priest acted very strictly.

Not long after, that person fell again and after confessing his sins, the priest threatened: "This is the last time I have forgiven him".

Many months have passed and that sinner went to kneel at the priest's feet under the cross and asked for forgiveness again. But that occasion, the priest was clear and said to him, `` Don't play with God, please. I cannot allow him to continue to sin “.

But strangely, when the priest refused the sinner, suddenly a sound of the Cross was heard. The right hand of Jesus was washed away and moved by the regret of that man, the following words were heard: "It is I who shed the blood on this person, not you".

Since then, the right hand of Jesus remains in this position, as it relentlessly invites man to ask and receive forgiveness.