Just hours before the chaos in Utah, Erika Kirk — wife of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk — turned to faith in what now feels like a haunting foreshadowing.
She shared a verse from the Book of Psalms: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
At the time, it may have seemed like a simple encouragement for her followers. But now, with her husband fighting for his life after being shot during a public event, those words echo with devastating weight.
Supporters across the country are calling it a chilling sign — a verse of strength spoken before unthinkable pain struck her family.
In moments like these, it’s impossible not to feel the human side of a man who has spent years in the public eye. Behind the headlines is a young family — a wife and children — clinging to faith as their world is shaken.
Whether you agree with Charlie Kirk’s politics or not, the heartbreak is universal: a wife’s prayer, a verse of hope, followed by tragedy.