Posted on Jun 19, 2022
Juneteenth is a jubilant celebration — and a sacred lament
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On Sunday, churchgoers will commemorate and celebrate Juneteenth during their worship services. Throughout the day there will be colorful parades, coast-to-coast music festivals, visits to historical sites, large gatherings within local communities, team sports — and plenty of barbecue.
However, many will start the day with a long-standing tradition: worship.
The Lord by Moses to Pharaoh said:
"O let my people go!
If not, I'll smite your firstborn dead,
Then let my people go!"
Go down, Moses
Way down in Egypt's land
Tell old Pharaoh
Let my people go.
On Sunday, churchgoers will commemorate and celebrate Juneteenth during their worship services. Throughout the day there will be colorful parades, coast-to-coast music festivals, visits to historical sites, large gatherings within local communities, team sports — and plenty of barbecue.
However, many will start the day with a long-standing tradition: worship.
The Lord by Moses to Pharaoh said:
"O let my people go!
If not, I'll smite your firstborn dead,
Then let my people go!"
Go down, Moses
Way down in Egypt's land
Tell old Pharaoh
Let my people go.
Juneteenth is a jubilant celebration — and a sacred lament
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."In Galveston, Texas — the birthplace of Juneteenth — congregants at Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church will begin their service at 11 a.m. and end the day with a freedom march. This was one of the locations the enslaved people heard these words, from General Order, No. 3, the original Juneteenth order, on June 19, 1865: "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free."
Juneteenth is also called Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day and Freedom Day. It's the most recent new federal holiday, since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was introduced in 1983. Because it falls on "The Lord's Day," pastors will share a special message with their congregation.
Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter's House, in Dallas, says that in order to protect this nation's legacy, one must acknowledge and learn from the past.
"Although the origin of Juneteenth commemorations begin in Texas, it's vital we all must remember when liberty and justice is delayed or denied it causes traumatic ripples throughout future generations," he says.
Jakes adds: "As we collectively stop to acknowledge and learn from the delayed liberties of our nation's ancestors, we must not allow those same systems to repeat injustices."...
..."In Galveston, Texas — the birthplace of Juneteenth — congregants at Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church will begin their service at 11 a.m. and end the day with a freedom march. This was one of the locations the enslaved people heard these words, from General Order, No. 3, the original Juneteenth order, on June 19, 1865: "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free."
Juneteenth is also called Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day and Freedom Day. It's the most recent new federal holiday, since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was introduced in 1983. Because it falls on "The Lord's Day," pastors will share a special message with their congregation.
Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter's House, in Dallas, says that in order to protect this nation's legacy, one must acknowledge and learn from the past.
"Although the origin of Juneteenth commemorations begin in Texas, it's vital we all must remember when liberty and justice is delayed or denied it causes traumatic ripples throughout future generations," he says.
Jakes adds: "As we collectively stop to acknowledge and learn from the delayed liberties of our nation's ancestors, we must not allow those same systems to repeat injustices."...
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