Your Faith Journey - Finding God Through Words, Song And Praise

An anonymous person once said, “If you celebrate Independence Day on just one day of the year, it goes on to show that you are not really free.  Learn to celebrate your freedom every day.”  I find this quote very interesting because it talks about our sense and understanding of not only our nation’s independence, but also our understanding of personal freedom or personal independence.  And, it alludes to the fact that in many ways we are not really free.  On this weekend when we celebrate our independence as a nation, we also find ourselves living in an age when personal independence and perceived personal freedoms have become idols.  And, any time we worship an idol we are not really free.  So, I find it fascinating that on this day we hear the words of St. Paul in his letter to the Romans, words that are both offensive and necessary.  It is true that, when Paul uses the word “slavery,” his understanding of this word was considerably different than ours.  He lived in an age when the relationship between slav