Guadalupe

Here in México, December 12th is a national holiday. This is the day of Guadalupe, who is the patron saint of México. I was in the Centro the night of the 11th, and there was a procession going to the cathedral that sponsors Guadalupe. There were a TON of people waiting for the truck with the Guadalupe statue on it to pass by. When it passed by people were crossing themselves, and kids were bringing gifts up to the truck to give to the statue.
Here’s a picture (sorry about the quality) of the truck passing by.

It was very sad to me, because it was like the people were waiting to be saved or redeemed by Guadalupe. It’s so sad to me that many people in México (and around the world) read the same Bible (ok, with a few extra books added in) as I do, yet have such a different concept of salvation and forgiveness of sins. The Bible says that Jesus forgives sins, and that there is no other way to be saved except through Him.

Pray for the people of Querétaro, that somehow, someday, eyes will be opened to true salvation in Christ.