Aboki 4 christ biography of abraham lincoln

It appears that the grace of God was to be understood by Lincoln and a personal relationship with the Savior established only after yet another private tragedy would compound his public sorrow.

Tragedy was to make its presence known in the White House with the sudden death of little Willie, the Lincolns' youngest child and the apple of the president's eye. In the hour of his inconsolable grief, Willie's nurse shared with the president her very personal relationship with Jesus Christ and encouraged him to know the Savior.

Lincoln, by his own testimony, did not immediately respond, but some time later he related to a friend his newfound peace. He said, "When I left Springfield, I asked the people to pray for me; I was not a Christian. When I buried my son-the severest trial of my life-I was not a Christian. But when I went to Gettysburg, and saw the graves of thousands of our soldiers, I then and there consecrated myself to Christ." With deep