“I now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have you and the State over which you preside, in his holy protection that he would incline the hearts of the Citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination & obedience to Government, to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for their fellow Citizens of the United States at large and particularly for their brethren who have served in the field.” Without reference to the need for God and the importance of faith for our country, we risk becoming lost concerning who the human person is and what it means to live as a nation. In his remarks to the Baltimore Presbyterian Synod, Oct. 24, 1863, Abraham Lincoln said: “Nevertheless, amid the greatest difficulties of my administration, when I could not see any other resort, I would place my whole reliance on God, knowing that all would go well, and that He would decide for the right.”
Author: Tom Griffin
Published at: 2026-02-16 21:00:00
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