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  Today and this weekend we celebrate labor. But with all the enjoyment, what’s the story about the holiday? How did it come about? When? Why? By whom?

  “Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September in any given year (i.e. a single day from September 1 through September 7) to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States.^[1][2][3] It is the Monday of the long weekend known as Labor Day Weekend.

  Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements grew, trade unionists proposed that a day be set aside to celebrate labor. "Labor Day" was promoted by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, which organized the first parade in New York City. In 1887, Oregon was the first state of the United States to make it an official public holiday. By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, thirty states in the United States officially celebrated Labor Day.” (For the complete essay and related topics go to Wikipedia.)

  Labor Day weekend, as with any relief provided by society, is temporal and fleeting . . . gone as charcoal cools and the sound of fireworks is only a memory.

  But there is available relief not temporal nor fleeting, but ever-present now and eternally. To acquire we do not trust it, but do trust the One offering such liberation. Lord Jesus Christ. He declaring: Come to Me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke on you and learn of Me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest to your souls.  For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light. (MKJV Mt.11:28-30. For those trusting Him as Provider, also note Jn.14:27)

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