What about Slavery?

I reckon it’s awesome that you are brave enough to join in so you can discover what else you can learn about this distressing topic. And the actual question that I was asked was, “What about Slavery?” And I daresay you are smart enough to work out that at times there will be some pretty distressing content discussed! Honestly, if you need to cry; go ahead! That is the beauty of watching a sermon online, you can pause the message while you take time to process your emotions! And there is no shame in crying over this subject. Now this generic question floored me because without any context this is a really hard question to answer to the person’s satisfaction. I prefer questions giving at least a basic qualifying statement, that explains why they are asking the question! As that helps me answer the actual question they have. But no go! It was from Mr or Miss ‘Anonymous.’ Now I don’t know about you, but my first reaction was; ‘Why? Seriously, is this question even relevant to us living in Australia? Slavery was America’s problem. Slavery is in the past. Fair dinkum! Slavery has been banned; forever! Yes, it is important that we deal with the historical ramifications, which are still being felt in our modern world! But I felt that as an Australian, slavery is something I am not personally qualified to speak on! I had planned on putting it into the too hard basket; but God had other ideas and clearly said, ‘You have been asked the question, therefore you answer it!’ And so I have, hopefully answered it to Anonymous’ satisfaction, and maybe yours!