I remember in Jr. High School going on a retreat at the Claremont Colleges entitled “Freedom through Slavery.” They gave us a little chain with a padlock and a key in it. We talked about how so many different things –even good things – can enslave us…and how true freedom is only found in Jesus. Today we remember and celebrate the freedom we enjoy as citizens of this nation. To our God be all praise and thanksgiving for this wonderful gift! But we also pause to ask what it means to live in the freedom that Jesus gives as servants to our nation and fellow citizens.
