I just learned what it was and everyone should know about this…
Perhaps, like me, you have seen “Juneteenth” on the calendar and do not know what it is. Each time I think “I wonder what that’s about” then life goes on and I don’t take the time to figure it out.
No guilt. No shame.
I believe all things happen for a reason and in perfect timing.
Today it was time. Perhaps because it would make such a profound impact on my spirit that I will forever honor this day.
Because of what I learned, it motivated me to write this article so you can know as well.
This is what it is…
Also known as “Emancipation Day” or “Freedom Day,” Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and gave word to enslaved African Americans that they were free — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
Now, I ask “Why to call it Juneteenth?”
This was baffling to me until I found the answer.
June + Nineteenth = Juneteenth
So, I am a day late today, but it’s celebrated today because the 19th was on Sunday. Now I know and I will reverence this moment forever.
Here is a short video that will help explain it. It also states that it was made a NATIONAL HOLIDAY in 2021… so I’m not too far behind in gaining awareness. I hope this helps you as it has me.
I am so grateful for the many friends I have who have deep ties in their heritage to those who were once enslaved.
This I know for sure:
God loves each of us. No one is better or worse because of the color of their skin.
WHO YOU ARE determines WHAT YOU DO.
Be a good human.
If your actions do not reflect the person you want to be, DO THE HEALING WORK so you can become the person you were created to be.
There is no room for hate — LOVE IS ALWAYS THE ANSWER!
Jesus is love.
Amen.
