{"id":21367,"date":"2026-03-07T02:44:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T02:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=21367"},"modified":"2026-03-07T02:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T02:44:05","slug":"hegseth-prays-for-troops-and-biblical-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=21367","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth Prays for Troops and Biblical Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

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United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is offering prayers for members of the U.S. Armed Forces who find themselves in the line of fire amid escalating tensions with Iran, insisting that prayer plays a role in \u201cevery decision\u201d that the Trump administration makes when it comes to foreign policy.\n<\/p>\n

Let the IFA community know how to pray for you.<\/h4>\n

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In a\u00a0press conference\u00a0Monday, Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine provided updates on the ongoing Operation Epic Fury in Iran. In response to a question from a reporter asking what his prayer was for members of the armed forces that \u201care in harm\u2019s way right now,\u201d Hegseth declared, \u201cMy prayer for them is that I do pray for them.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\u201cMy wife prays for them. Our family prays for them. Our cabinet prays for them,\u201d he added. \u201cNone of this is done on a whim.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Hegseth added, \u201cI know we think about them with every decision that we make and every recommendation that we make to the president of the United States. Those recommendations are made prayerfully, and when I pray every day for them and for this mission, I pray simply for the biblical wisdom to seek what is right and the courage to do it.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to take courage to follow through on this. There\u2019s going to be a lot of noise and we pray for that, and we hope all of you do too,\u201d he concluded.\n<\/p>\n

Hegseth began the press conference by delivering a message directly to members of the armed forces serving on the front lines. \u201cMay Almighty God watch over you and His providential arms of protection extend over you,\u201d he proclaimed. \u201cGodspeed, warriors \u2014 and keep going.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump also asked God to watch over members of the armed forces as he first announced Operation Epic Fury in a\u00a0speech\u00a0broadcast to the nation Saturday: \u201cWe pray for every service member as they selflessly risk their lives to ensure that Americans and our children will never be threatened by a nuclear-armed Iran. We ask God to protect all of our heroes in harm\u2019s way, and we trust that with His help, the men and women of the armed forces will prevail. We have the greatest in the world and they will prevail.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

The comments from top officials in the Trump administration, including Trump himself, invoking God when discussing Operation Epic Fury, come as Christian leaders have offered\u00a0mixed reactions\u00a0to the ongoing mission that has toppled the leader of the Middle Eastern country.\n<\/p>\n

While the Rev. Franklin Graham, CEO of Samaritan\u2019s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, encouraged his followers to pray for Trump as well as \u201cthose in our military who are risking their lives to protect America and bring freedom to the Iranian people,\u201d progressive Christian activist Shane Claiborne condemned Operation Epic Fury. \u201cViolence only begets more violence,\u201d he wrote in a social media post. \u201cWhen we live by the sword, we die by the sword.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo wrongs never make a right. It is impossible to love our enemies as Christ commands and simultaneously prepare to kill them,\u201d Claiborne added.\n<\/p>\n

Are you encouraged by Secretary Hegseth\u2019s faith and prayers? Share your prayers and praises below.<\/h4>\n

This article was originally published at The Christian Post. Photo Credit: DoW photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza.<\/em>
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