[nathanbedford]

When asked toward the end if the Confederacy could win the war, Robert E Lee replied, "if it be God's will and if every man does his whole duty."

Pray as though it is entirely in God's hands and work as though it were entirely our own responsibility.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Well, even a responsibility is a response-ability to some entity with righteous authority.

Anything men can come up with will not be able to hold a candle to God.

Half baked theories might be pardoned by the Lord but they cannot be blessed like an even attempted wholehearted devotion.

The point I hope folks carry away: God isn’t a theory. God isn’t a philosophy. God is a being, a very true help in times of trouble. He is Love — relationship is at His very heart. We should not be Sunday believers but 24/7 believers. We play with fire when we entertain views of Him that fall short, especially when we do it in the face of fair warning.

[HiTech RedNeck]

And also it did look like the Confederate quest was foolish. Pride of the South really wasn’t a good enough reason to rebel.