Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted a moving video on social media Sunday morning, titled, “A Commander’s Prayer.”
The video features footage of military members in training, with a voiceover by Hegseth as he narrates a prayer.
Hegseth, a husband and father, has not been shy about expressing his Christian faith.
In the video, he recites the following prayer:
Dear Gracious God, I need you. Now, more than ever before, I need you, for I realize how great is my task and how meager are my resources.
Give me wisdom, I pray.
When demands press in on every side, give me accurate eyes that can separate the important from the urgent, the fundamental from the incidental.
Give me wisdom, I pray.
When I ache for my soldiers’ friendship, give me courage to earn their respect and obedience.
Give me wisdom, I pray.
When time and task pull in different directions, grant me clarity to see the way, and peace to calm those around me.
Give me wisdom, I pray.
When decisions are demanded, may my walk match my talk. Remind me daily that the speed of a leader is the speed the team.
Give me wisdom, I pray.
When my authority is tested, show me when to raise the voice and when to lower it, and when to use the carrot and when to use the stick.
Give me wisdom, I pray.
When my time is done, may I be remembered as a leader who encouraged, not discouraged, as a man who built people up, not tore them down.
Give me wisdom, I pray.
When victory, keep me humble. When defeat, keep me from despair. Compensate my weaknesses, accentuate my strengths, mould me into the man you want me to be. Give me wisdom, I pray.
And most of all, please keep my soldiers safe. Lead them, guide them, protect them, watch over them, and as You gave all of Yourself for me, help me to give all of myself for them.
It is in Your name we pray, Amen.
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A Commander’s Prayer. pic.twitter.com/pszH7psE6y
— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) August 17, 2025
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