On June 19th, America observes the newest National Holiday, Juneteenth. That day we commemorated when Texas’ enslaved people received the news that they were set free two years after the fact. Today many Americas don’t want to acknowledge the wrong done to millions of our fellow humans, their offspring, and the generations that followed, not to forget Indigenous Americans and other people of color. 

The Three Rs of Apology are Widely viewed as Remorse, Taking Responsibility, and Reparations. Remorse and, in some cases taking Responsibility have been observed in various secular ceremonies, religious gatherings, movies, and media. But the question remains will America complete the apology and come to grips with Reparations? Who gets them, what do they look like, and are they only financial, if at all? Have they ever been granted, and does scripture have anything to say about them?