Stand in prayer against the dark powers that inspire hatred and violence in Colombia. Pray for believers who bear witness to God's love in such a violent place. Pray that the Spirit of Peace would sweep Colombia and drive out the violence that destroys so many precious lives. A half million Mexicans are making the spring pilgrimage to the pyramids and sacred shrines of the ancient Mayans, communing with the cosmos and soaking up energy from the sun, which their forebears venerated. The spring equinox rituals are being recreated with increasing fervor by Mexicans, many of whom are casting off Roman Catholicism and embracing the ways of their ancestors.
Participants blow on conch shells, burn copal incense and play drums.
They present amaranth seeds, corn kernels and black beans to Tonatiuh, a sun deity. Ask God to show mercy to these lost children of his and reveal himself to them. Ask him to dispel the darkness the envelops their hearts and bring them into the Kingdom of Light. A Christian worker in Benin leads a Bible study in a prison every Saturday morning. To her great surprise, all but about 20 of the men stayed to finish watching the film.