What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Lincoln states that fate is fixed and human prayers cannot change destiny.
- In plain terms
- What is destined to happen will happen regardless of our prayers.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that some outcomes are beyond our control.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can prayer change fate?
Another view
This view may diminish the perceived value of prayer.
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