[sinkspur]

So, the Good Shepherd, who leaves ninety-nine to go after the one, wasted His time, I guess.

Why did He even bother enduring death, for a handful?

[Loyalist]

So, the Good Shepherd, who leaves ninety-nine to go after the one, wasted His time, I guess.

Free will. He left ninety-nine who chose through free will to reject Him, to go the after the one who through free will and perfect contrition did not.

Why did He even bother enduring death, for a handful?

If only a handful worked out their own salvation, if only a handful benefited perfectly from sacramental grace, if only a handful had perfect contrition for their sins, far better than if none.