The Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, that is required once in a lifetime for all adult Muslims, is predicted to fall on June 4-9 this year. There will be Shia of the desert making this journey to Mecca. They will be in the minority since Shia Muslims only make up 10% -15% of Muslims worldwide. These Shias, along with the other millions of Muslims, will retrace the steps of Ibrahim (Abraham). The Hajj culminates with the sacrifice of an animal to remember Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God, but missing the concept that sacrificing animals was God’s provision for forgiveness. Muslims will leave the event feeling that their sins are forgiven and they have done their religious duty. Please pray against the evil one who masks these religious celebrations with half-truths. Ask that Shia of the desert will understand that Jesus is “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29 ESV). He is the ultimate sacrifice, and His blood “cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7 ESV). Pray for discontentment in the rituals and for believing friends to speak truth into their lives.