Here’s a miracle from “Samantha”…
In 2005 I was coming out of a horrible depression…and I was in the middle of a job search. I had bought a book called “Lincoln’s Melancholy” and was reading about what our 16th president endured with his own depression.
Driving to a meeting with a recruiter, I was in the dark hole that is depression. I kept thinking, “she won’t believe my resume,” and “I’m not good enough” — all the negative thoughts that become normal during depression.
Suddenly I had the thought, if Lincoln had depression and was able to emancipate the slaves, I can get through this conversation. I walked in to the office and signed in with the receptionist and while waiting for the recruiter to come out, I did a very strange thing I had never done before: I prayed, “I pray for the spirit of Lincoln to help me get through this conversation.”
Finally, the recruiter came out and introduced herself. I shook her hand and then turned around to pick up my briefcase that was next to where I had been sitting. I glanced up at the wall above the chair and there I saw I picture of the Lincoln Memorial. Needless to say, I walked into her office feeling carried and taken care of. The 16th President of these United States freed me in that moment of the darkness of depression.
Wonderful story. Thank you