Second Inaugural Address

I must be quite honest, reading through the articles about Lincoln was challenging in the sense of trying to keep reading. Learning about history has never been of great interest to me, but there must be something to write about in all these readings. I noticed in Lincoln's Second Inaugural address he uses God as a way of reaching out to people. Now I am not a history buff at all, but it would make sense that he would put God in his writings because the majority of the people do believe in God. If there is at least one common belief or interest that the majority of the population have then it is easier and more effective to reach out with a common understanding. In this case God was the common understanding/ interest and since many people believe, Lincoln used this let the public understand and even relate to him a little bit more. Also using actual quotes from the bible into his address does make him seem more convincing and credible. Now I do not want to insult anyone or cause argument, but I am a christian and what I observed is that people who believe spend their time understanding his word rather than arguing it. This can relate to Lincoln's address because if he uses God's word than most people, not saying all, will have an easier time believing in Lincoln since it is related to God's actual word.