Pope Benedict put on a nice Sunday mass for 350,000 folks in Sinoa Mexico this morning. Arriving on a Mexican Army helicopter, the 85 year old pontif delivered a lovely pep talk. The myriad problems facing Mexico, grinding poverty, rampant corruption, the catastrophic war on the drug cartels, will all go away if Mexicans would just spend more time petitioning the Lord in prayer.
While I hate to second guess the Holy Father, I think the problem with Mexico is that the people have been praying too much for too long.
Heeding the advice of two former Presidents, legalizing drugs, and ending Calderon's US sponsored drug wars doesn't take prayer. It takes getting off your knees, going out into the world, and organizing against Calderon.
Changing the economic realities in a country that boasts the world's richest man while leaving the masses in poverty won't happen because folks spend more time in prayer. It'll happen when they get off their knees, go out into the world, and make changes.
All the problems Big Ben highlights aren't created by God and they're not going to be changed by God. People, not God, made the mess, people permit the mess to continue, and people can change things.
They should pray for the courage to get started.
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