I have been spending time today reading about Juneteenth.
The very fact of slavery, even as an historical event, remains, of course, horrifying and chilling to the bone. Yet every step that our nation continues to take in the slow climb out of that nightmarish legacy is inspiring of hope.
Of course we are far from done. Some wounds are so deep that they can take centuries to heal.
And some wounds never even have a chance to heal. After reading about Juneteenth, I spent some time reading about Wounded Knee. And I was sadly reminded that not all of a nation’s sins are ever cleansed.
Or even fully acknowledged.