[anniegetyourgun]

True, but the phrase doesn't address that. Should he have expounded? Perhaps. Would it have mattered to the masses who don't acknowledge Providence? Probably not.

[Ironword]

Should he have expounded? Perhaps. Would it have mattered to the masses who don't acknowledge Providence? Probably not.

Probably not.

At the start of the Civil War, both Jefferson and Lincoln called for a day of fasting and prayer, implying confession of sin and humility before God. It seems all we've had thus far from all quarters since 9/11 has been calls for prayer to the self god of material and emotional comforts.

[Ironword]

Oops, I meant Jefferson, as in Jefferson Davis.

[Republic]

Maybe it was directed at those who have the ears to hear it....those who would understand the reference to Page's letter and the meaning thereof. Perhaps our President, who believes the hand of God is upon his charge, wanted to acknowledge the big boss as the genuine director of events, (regardless of who understood the reference or meaning of the words) during his inaugural address. A sort of giving credit where credit is due. Because President Bush knew Who WOULD hear his words:^) in Heaven. The purpose of using the reference might have been as simple as this. Just as he also simply, eloquently, and frequently states, unashamed and with conviction, 'love they neighbor' within his addresses.