be-musings

In the movie The Count of Monte Christo, the main character Edmond Dantes is in prison where a former priest befriends him. Though the priest had his demons to bear for the death of innocent people, that was not the reason for his imprisonment. Dantes had done nothing wrong and was in Chateau D'if because of jealousy, power, and greed. Familiar human character traits which cause the fall of many people and many an empire.
As Edmond Dantes spoke to the priest about his desire...no, his need for revenge, the priest told him not to seek it. He said God wouldn't want it. Dantes' reply was "I don't believe in God." The comeback..."But God believes in you."

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:6-8

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 1:4-7