A thought for today, especially during this season prior to National Elections:
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Scripture reference:  Deuteronomy   chapter 1   verse 13
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... "Provide wise, discerning and reputable persons for each of your tribes ... "
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A letter from an 11-year-old girl may have inspired Abraham Lincoln to grow a beard as a help to his presidential campaign efforts.

Grace Bedell of Westfield, New York, wrote to candidate Lincoln suggesting that “all the ladies like whiskers and they would tease their husbands to vote for you and then you would be President.” She added, “You would look a great deal better for your face is so thin.”

Often, hidden motives can influence our choice for those we elect to lead us. The nation was fortunate in having chosen Lincoln to steer it through the dark years of the Civil War—however much his beard may have influenced the voting.

A better way to select a President or other candidates for public office is to weigh carefully their records, their stands on issues confronting the nation, and their plans to address those issues.

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Lord. be with me in my choices.
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