Dear God our Father,
Grant us by your Holy Spirit grace to contend fearlessly against evil and to make no peace with oppression.
Help us, like those generations before us who resisted the evil of slavery and human bondage in any form and any manner of oppression.
Enable us to use our freedoms to bring justice among people and nations everywhere to the glory of your holy name through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen (modified form of a prayer from the Evangelical Lutheran Church Association–KSH.)
Happy Juneteenth everyone. On this day I’m grateful for the men and women, abolitionists and advocates who risked their lives for the freedom my family and I enjoy. I wonder what it must have been like for the courageous men of the 54th Massachusetts, one of the first colored… pic.twitter.com/YZbu6Q6MK8
— Benjamin Watson (@BenjaminSWatson) June 19, 2024