Abraham Lincoln's personality . we are in; to bind up thenations wounds; to care for himwho shall have borne the battle, andfor his widow, and his orphan—to doall which may achieve and cherish ajust, and a lasting peace, among our-selves, and with all nations. Lincoln believed in the providenceof God, Gods government over humanaffairs. Lincoln believed in the holinessof God, and the justice of God in judg-ing sin, and in the responsibility ofpeople to practice the will of God inhuman society. Lincoln also believedin the mercy of God and in the need tolive out that mercy by showing love forneig
Abraham Lincoln's personality . we are in; to bind up thenations wounds; to care for himwho shall have borne the battle, andfor his widow, and his orphan—to doall which may achieve and cherish ajust, and a lasting peace, among our-selves, and with all nations. Lincoln believed in the providenceof God, Gods government over humanaffairs. Lincoln believed in the holinessof God, and the justice of God in judg-ing sin, and in the responsibility ofpeople to practice the will of God inhuman society. Lincoln also believedin the mercy of God and in the need tolive out that mercy by showing love forneighbors, even for enemies. Whether or not he was a Christianis, for us, an irrelevant, perhaps animpertinent question. What is moresignificant is that for the Americanpeople in the 1860s, Lincolns blend ofpolitical and religious feeling assured abroken and war-weary people that anew society could be better than theone before. ? FEBRUARY 1992 21 Page 14 •The Napervllle Sun Sunday, February 12,1994 o PINION y- The Naperville. tJ333BIBSB3B James Tezak, General Manager Tim West, Senior Managing Editor Bob Vavra, Assistant Managing Editor William J. Burghardt, Features Editor Jim Kutina, Photo Editor Stan Goff, Sports Editor Brian Kleemann, Entertainment Editor Lincolns faith In the darkest hours of civil conflict, when it appeared noth-ing earthly could hold the Union together, Abraham Lincolnturned to the one guiding influence that had aided him so oftenbefore — his deep faith in the power of God. Today, as we observe the 186th anniversary of the GreatEmancipators birth, many students and scholars of Lincolnonce again are sorting through his qualities and strengths, try-ing to discover the source of his greatness. As they do, they willfocus on his courage, his strong moral convictions, his sense ofhumor, his humility and concern for others and, of course, thegreat accomplishments themselves. But what frequently takes the background in such discussionsis the strength he gained
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