Cyr, an Assemblies of God minister, continued on to explain why the responsibility of protecting freedom — even when at risk in another country — falls on the shoulders of Americans

“We need to pray more than ever before,” Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) David Cyr, the Air Force Deputy Chief of Chaplains, said during this year’s National Prayer Breakfast at Hill Air Force Base in Salt Lake City, Utah.

“If you think about the needs of our nation, our globe — we as individuals, we need God’s divine intervention in our lives.”

As approximately 200 people gathered in Club Hill’s ballroom, Chaplain Cyr reminded them of all the challenges the U.S. faces today in terms of politics, religion, and even freedom.

“I think freedom is at risk like never before in our land,” Cyr stated.
He noted that America has always been ready to fight when freedom was at risk, saying that wherever freedom is challenged, Americans fight. “There are few things worth dying for. Freedom is one of them,” he added.

Cyr, an Assemblies of God minister, continued on to explain why the responsibility of protecting freedom — even when at risk in another country — falls on the shoulders of Americans.

“We’ve been called a world superpower … but why is it we have risen to this position in the world?” he asked. “Have you thought about that? Why are we here?”

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