I, too, notice parallels, more than a few, to this president and Abraham Lincoln. Not just for the causes they inherited that threaten to rive the Union, but for their placement in office by the hand of God for such as time as they found themselves there, and their responses to the challenges. I can't help but wonder how much help God was waiting to give to other presidents who would not take the time to seek Him, or ask for the faith to believe in Him.