Jesus A Blessed Name That Will Never Change
In response to the murder of George Floyd, Congress passed a bill to examine systemic racism in the actions of government. The law authorized the creation of a commission to rename U.S. Army bases that were named for Confederate leaders.
Many of the Army’s most iconic posts will gain new names as the raciest past of their previous names have been uncovered.
Fort Bragg the North Carolina home to nearly 50,000 solders was named for Confederate General and slave owner Braxton Bragg, will now become Fort Liberty.
Fort Hood in Texas named after Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood, who lost nearly 20,000 men in one battle is now, Fort Cavazos. Named in honor of Richard Cavazos the Army's first Latino four-star general.
Fort Benning, Georgia was named after Confederate Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning, a slave owner who warned that if slavery ended, the nation would see "Black governors, Black legislatures, Black jurors, Black everything,” has been remained Fort Moore in honor of Lt. General Harold Moore who commanded troops in the first major battle of the Vietnam War and his wife Julia a champion for military families who changed the way next of kin are notified when a service member is killed.
Jesus is a name that will never change, but more than a name it is what that name symbolizes. The names of those army bases represents the oppression, pain, and racism of what we hope is a bygone era.
Isaiah 9:6 tell us that the name of Jesus symbolizes the “Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.”
As celebrate the rectifying of history with the renaming of the bases let us also take comfort in Jesus and the importance of a blessed name that will never change.
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