Sometimes saying what should be obvious just blows me away.  You are exactly right.  Thanks.

Where did all these rules come from?  Jesus did not limit himself to the perfect or to the repentant.  First He went among them, He listened to them, He talked to them.  It was His presence that gave people hope, understanding, and a desire to love God and act with love.  He gave of Himself to all of them, even to the one who would betray Him.  Why is He now only available to those who follow a set of rules, are in a "state of grace",  when He didn't limit Himself to the rule keepers of His time?