{"id":4317,"date":"2020-02-12T01:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T06:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=4317"},"modified":"2020-02-02T17:25:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T22:25:45","slug":"happy-birthday-president-lincoln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/happy-birthday-president-lincoln\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday! President Lincoln!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Happy Birthday! President Lincoln! 2\/12\/20\" height=\"122\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/5syvf-d15503?from=yiiadmin&#038;download=1&#038;version=1&#038;skin=1&#038;btn-skin=107&#038;auto=0&#038;share=1&#038;fonts=Helvetica&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;pbad=1\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There is something about standing in the&nbsp;Lincoln&nbsp;Memorial in Washington, DC and reading the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural Address which gives you goose bumps<\/strong><strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One line in the Second Inaugural reminds you what a caring and compassionate man&nbsp;Lincoln&nbsp;was. He was speaking about the coming end of the War and he said:&nbsp;<strong><em>&#8220;With malice toward none; With charity for all.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lincoln&nbsp;put this idea into practice on the day that news arrived in Washington that the war was over. A crowd gathered at the White House and a military band was playing some festive music.&nbsp;Lincoln&nbsp;stood on the balcony of the White House and spoke.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of lashing out against the South, he spoke of the horrors of war being over.&nbsp;He spoke of families getting back together.&nbsp;He spoke of a time of peace. Then he said, &#8220;<strong><em>In a few moments I want the band to play and I&#8217;m going to tell them what I want them to play.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the band started getting the\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;Battle Hymn of The Republic&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> ready to play. This had been the theme song of the North throughout the Civil War.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But&nbsp;Lincoln&nbsp;crossed them up. He stood there and said:&nbsp;<strong><em>&#8220;The band will now play the theme song of the people we have called our enemy. They are not our enemies anymore! We are one people again. I want the band to play &#8216;Dixie.'&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Historians say there was a long, awkward pause.\u00a0The band didn&#8217;t have the music to\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Dixie,&#8221;<\/strong> but they finally got it together and played,\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Dixie.&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0Lincoln\u00a0knew that the South was not only hurting because of the horrors of the war, but also because of the shame that accompanies defeat.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Lincoln&nbsp;was sending a clear signal to the South.&nbsp;Lincoln&nbsp;was telling everyone that there would be no punishment upon the South.<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;<strong>Lincoln&nbsp;was saying that the South would be treated with love and compassion.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>When you love, after the patterns of Jesus, caring and compassion become the cornerstone of your love. Love is not vicious or hostile.&nbsp;Love does not try to compound the guilt.&nbsp;Love doesn&#8217;t try to rub salt in the wounds of shame.<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>A God Notice<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What have you done in your life similar to Lincoln asking the band to play&nbsp;<em>\u201cDixie\u201d<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thanks to Robert Allen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Happy Birthday, President Lincoln!! You truly helped make America the great country that it is!!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is something about standing in the&nbsp;Lincoln&nbsp;Memorial in Washington, DC and reading the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural Address which gives you goose bumps.&nbsp; One line in the Second Inaugural reminds you what a caring and compassionate man&nbsp;Lincoln&nbsp;was. 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