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has been over 40 years since a photographer captured the picture of a
terribly burned little Vietnamese girl staggering down a highway.
The terror in her eyes told it all. She had been to hell and back for war does not ask for a birth certificate before it does its damage. It does not discriminate, it simply destroys any and all that lie in its path.
One would assume that this little one did not survive, but she did. Survived to be part of a Veteran’s Day celebration in Washington, DC in the year 1996. Survived to lay a wreath at the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial.
Survived to speak the following words, “I have suffered a lot from both physical and emotional pain. Sometimes I could not breathe. But God saved my life and gave me faith and hope. Even
if I could talk face-to-face with the pilot who dropped the bombs, I
would tell him, ‘We cannot change history, but we should try to do good
things for the present and for the future to promote peace.”
Ah, yes, she survived. Survived to hear the sobs of those who listened to her words of forgiveness. This little girl, now a grown woman, took an atrocity and turned it into a moment of amazing grace. Did not forget but also did not let the memory destroy her
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"The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln is an
extremely well written book that investigates what might be termed the
spiritual side of President Lincoln. It's both scholarly and very
readable. I came away impressed at Mr. Wyrick's portrayal of the
President and with an altered and enlarged vision of the man:'
William Hoffman, Award winning fiction writer; author of Blood and Guile, and Wild Thorn
"Positive,
powerful utterances...skillfully enhancing our understanding and
appreciation of Lincoln, while revealing the divine source of his
strength"
Lt. Colonel C.A. Olsen (Ret.), Asbury College (Professor retired)
"Wyrick
has authored a wonderful examination of the spirituality of one of
America's history most devoutly relious leaders...a pleasant and
readable book that has a rich depth of information."
Maynard Pittendreigh, Presbyterian Minister
"When
it comes to invoking religion in support of any of their decisions,
politicians need to sit at the feet of Abraham Lincoln. Reinhold Niebuhr
once called him 'America's greatest theologian: Why so great? Because
he invariably distinguished between human works and the works of the
Almighty. As Wyrick
says, 'He wore the mantle ofhumility easily: because he was more
impressed with what God was doing in the world than with what he,
president of the United States in the midst of an awful crisis, was
doing. That is why in his last major speech he distinguished between
both human causes in the Civil War and the Almighty's 'own purposes:
Lincoln would have agreed that it is better to leave God-talk out of
politics than to decorate human proposals with divinity. This is a book
for our American time. Through his careful studyofLincoln's career,
Wyrick compels us to remember that piety belongs in politics only when piety transcends politics:'
Dr. Donald W. Shriver Emeritus professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Author of An Ethic for Enemies: Forgiveness in Politics
"v. Neil Wyrick's fine work allows the reader to appreciate Abraham Lincoln's Christian commitment and his prophetic role in American history. Should have a wide readership."
Professor of Church History (Ret.) Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia
"Neil Wyrick's The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln should
be read by anyone attempting to understand the man who was probably the
most complex person to ever hold the office of president of the United
States. Dr. Wyrick is intent on demonstrating that the spirituality so often expressed in Lincoln's writings and speeches was not merely lip service to a Deity, but rather expressions of a profound faith in a real God. It was this
faith that provided the wisdom, compassion, insight and sometimes steel
that Lincoln would need in full measure as he led the United States
through the Civil War. Dr. Wyrick's dear and unpretentious style of
presentation is very
much in keeping with the character of his subject, and in so doing,
Wyrick makes his point very well that Lincoln, his beliefs, and the
faith that formed them, are as relevant to a troubled America in 2004 as
they were in 1863:'
Daniel Allen Butler, author of "Unsinkable": The Full
Story if the RMS Titanic, The Lusitania and The Age of Cunard
Story if the RMS Titanic, The Lusitania and The Age of Cunard
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