Many stories have been told about Abraham Lincoln. Great leader though he was, still he was a humble man with a kind and tender heart.
One rainy day when he was walking along a muddy street in Springfield he saw a little girl crying.
“What is the matter, my dear?” he asked.
“I slipped and fell in the mud,” she sobbed, “and lost the money Mother gave me to buy something at the store.”
“Let’s see if we can find it,” said Lincoln, rolling up his sleeves. Moving his fingers through the mud he soon recovered the lost coin. Giving it back to the little girl, who was all smiles now, he sent her happily on her way.
How kind and humble the Lord Jesus was when He was here on earth—none so kind as He! Though Lord of all, and far above kings, presidents, and great men of the world, yet was He the humblest, the lowliest, the kindest and most tender-hearted Man that ever trod this earth. He went about doing good and making poor people glad.
No friend like Him is so high and holy;
No, not one! no, not one!
And yet no friend is so meek and lowly;
No, not one! no, not one!
Jesus knows all about our struggle:
He will guide till the day is done.
There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus,
No, not one! no, not one!
ML-07/22/1979