“Honest Abe” Lincoln surveyed the wreckage of the American republic during one of the low points of the Civil War in April 1863 and was moved to issue a proclamation encouraging every American to get on their knees and pray for the salvation of the country. Lincoln’s prayerful appeal to the Almighty is as relevant in the America of 2024 as it was 161 years ago:

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