Juneteenth Day
We all require and want respect, man or woman, Black or white. It’s our basic human right. (Aretha Franklin, late singer, songwriter)
Juneteenth marks the day news of the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing enslaved people in the U.S., finally reached Galveston, Texas in 1865. While enslavement and racism still continue in all too many places in the world, freedom and liberty are the hallmarks of democracy and basic human rights. Even more important is the freedom that’s available by faith in Jesus.
He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins (Ephesians 1:7).