When people travel abroad for any length of time for whatever reason, when they fly back into New York and see the Statue of Liberty lifting her lamp to greet all those coming into the United States, it often overwhelms them to the point of tears. And anyone visiting Philadelphia and viewing the Liberty Bell, displaying the words, "proclaim liberty throughout all the Land unto all the inhabitants thereof," are very impressed. Liberty is the ideal of millions in other countries who want to come here to experience that blessing with us.

    The year of Jubilee in Jewish history allowed a Hebrew who had become a slave for economic reasons to be set free. Others could regain their family land. In English, jubilee is a synonym for joyful expression.

    The greatest jubilee is liberty from penalty, power, and presence of sin provided for us in Jesus. We need to proclaim this liberty to all the world. (Excerpts from June Issue of Open Windows).

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And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his family. Leviticus 25:10

Ken and Rachael Sparks

Chaplain of the Alabama Rambling A's