Jesus makes a new way in the Gospel story for both the woman forcibly brought before Him and the people who brought her. Instead of responding to their question about her punishment, He turns the question on them to consider their own lives and their sins.
When they all leave, rather than throw a stone at her, Jesus emphasizes the point that no one has condemned, and neither will He. So then He sends her forth with the directive to "sin no more".
God demonstrates that He has the power to offer us compassion and mercy so that we can be forgiven of our sins and then they leave behind as we live in His righteousness that He imparts to us through the Paschal Mystery.
We can follow Christ's way, which is the ultimate gain, more so than anything else the world can offer us, because He imparted new life to us through the Cross, and in it, we live by His righteousness. This way is what drives us to live purposefully as we keep pursuing to grow in relationship with Him Who saves us.
