- Major General Thomas Solhjem tells me

spiritual fitness is a majorpillar of military readiness

and he says during this challenging time

the 2,800 chaplains in hisdepartment are working overtime.

- [Pilot] Tower clean, 3-0.

- When you put on the uniformin service to your country,

Eric, and you're asked topossibly lay down your life

in rendering service to your country,

we have a moral obligation to fulfill

to care for the soul ofthat soldier and that--

- [Eric] And MajorGeneral Solhjem tells me

that obligation to thesoldier is more important

than ever right now.

- So you might have adeath of a family member,

for example, and youcan't go to the funeral.

Or you have parents thatare aged and shut in

and you can't get there, now we have seen

a reporting from ourchaplains out in the field

that there's been a realincrease in a number

of different areas forsoldiers and their families

reaching out to them for assistance,

for spiritual direction, guidance,

and for religious careas well for those things.

- [Eric] The same types ofsacrifice civilians face

coupled with the addedresponsibility of service.

- So, as with any worship,worship is centered

around the light of Christ

and so we very muchintentionally are lighting

this light of Christ.

- [Eric] To meet the need,chaplains have increased

the hosting of live services.

- [Thomas] It's really a new phenomenon

and I'm really pleased to seehow our people have stepped up

to embrace the virtualenvironment in order

to really continue to helppeople to stay connected.

- And today's thought is onthe importance of small things.

- [Eric] It means chaplains of all faiths

across all military branchesnot just ministering

to troops and their familiesbut to all who tune in.

- So it's really taught us,I think, to raise the quality

of our speaking, of what we offer people

in a worship service or setting.

- [Eric] And they're getting creative,

like with the drive-in Easter service

at this installation in Japan

or this Navy virtual servicein Pensacola, Florida.

- They've been even doing thingslike Zoom potlucks, right,

so chapel groups or religious groups

doing virtual potlucks, justwanting to maintain fellowship,

'cause that's a very important connection.

So I see it in all of the struggle

that people are facing, it'sa tremendous opportunity

for people to be touchedin their lives spiritually

that in many ways life asnormal may not have produced.

- Solhjem says another positivewith this challenging time

is those in his department learning

of one another's faith in a deeper way

and he says no matterhow many chaplains he has

there's always room for onemore, Eric Philips, CBN News.