DHS Secretary Kristi Noem: This Is What The Note Left By My Advance Team Last Night Said

On Saturday, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem spoke about the scripture that was left in her hotel room by her advance team.

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00:00What most people don't know is that the team that I have around me,

00:03they leave me encouraging notes once in a while.

00:06They leave me little notes either on my desk,

00:09they might leave it in the vehicle when I get in the vehicle.

00:12If I check into a hotel room really late,

00:14they might leave a note on the desk in there.

00:16I want to tell you what note they left for me last night

00:19when I got here really late and checked into my hotel room.

00:22My advance team left for me a scripture verse.

00:25The scripture verse was from Hebrews 13, 6.

00:28And this is what it said.

00:30It said, so we say with confidence that the Lord is my helper.

00:35I will not be afraid.

00:38What can mere mortals do to me?

00:41And I just was so overwhelmed by them,

00:44the fact that they are so kind enough to be encouragers to me

00:48and to leave me notes like that and to remind me of perspective.

00:53That in this life that all we need is a little bit of perspective

00:56about what life is, what hard things are,

01:00what challenging things are in front of us,

01:02but also what blessings we have in front of us.

01:05That scripture verse meant the world to me

01:07because in my job many times we're dealing with people who can be violent,

01:11with criminals.

01:12I'm standing in situations where we're surrounded by people who've been impacted

01:16by criminal activity,

01:19and we're taking action against very dangerous people.

01:23Now, I don't wake up in my days being scared.

01:26I don't spend any time worrying or being afraid

01:28because I just think that's a waste of energy.

01:29But I will tell you that scripture verses like that that say

01:33we can say with confidence that we will not be afraid,

01:36that we will stand,

01:38and that what can mere mortals do for this?

01:44You see, I would challenge each of you to live a life of significance.

01:48You could make a decision right here today

01:50that you are deciding to live a life of significance,

01:53a life that matters,

01:54a life that will impact people and make a difference for the future.

01:58And I'm here just to tell you that we need you,

02:01that we absolutely need you for the future of this country.