Deuteronomy 20:1-4
When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, And shall say unto them, "Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you."
Priests should give the pre-game speeches.
Too many see spiritual warfare as something priests may engage with and physical battles as something beyond their jurisdiction. While it is true that spiritual warfare is different than physical combat, it is not true to say that physical combat has no spiritual component.
When you are about to put your life on the line, you need more than rah rah, you need confirmation of the quest and reassurance of the destination. When battle is near, you need your soul settled and your fingers strengthened.
Psalm 144
Blessed be the Lord my strength
which teacheth my hands to war,
and my fingers to fight.
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