I should have included you in my post to BipolarBob just above. My apologies!
I am puzzled by your distinction between going to the Cross and going to Jesus? Why would anyone go to the Cross without Jesus?
Glad you asked.
Jesus (God) came to Earth because only a sinless "person" could pay for the sins of humanity and rescue us.
Christ came and went to the Cross to redeem us.
If there were someone already here on Earth who was sinless, that would have changed the entire narrative.
If Mary had been sinless, she could have been the sinless "lamb" for sacrifice. She could have paid our price by going to the Cross.
Of course, that was not the case because only Jesus is sinless.
Hope that clears up my comment.