Juneteenth is a day of celebration from bondage, and its meaning in 2004 can be extended to a celebration of bondage from sin of all kinds which mar, maim and destroy the body and minds of people in the same way that slavery in America injured both the slave master and the slave. The time, resources and energy used to put men, women and children in bondage of all kinds can be transformed to release and free people to come to know the teachings of Jesus Christ which liberates men, women and children.