Tag: The Christian Athlete

Prayers being sent up for Travis Hunter, of Colorado University, and Nick Chubb, RB for the Cleveland Browns. Hunter left his game Saturday with a lacerated liver while Chubb had a season-ending left knee injury Monday night.

Jeremiah 17:14: Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
Jeremiah 30:17: For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord.


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Lord,

I pray for Chubb and Hunter and for all athletes who are injured during practice and competition.
May You bless them with courage and strength.
Keep them from fear,
That they may know Your comfort in their anguish
and Your loving protection in the midst of pain.
I pray that the road to recovery may be swift.
Be with them through adversity that they may know Your presence,
and be lifted up with the graces they need in this time.
Grant them the graces they need to remain steadfast in the resolve
to overcome the challenges and obstacles they face.
May You grant them a spirit of fortitude,
and may You bless them in this time of need.

Amen.

To learn more about praying for an injured athlete, please consider reading Brian Smith’s blog, The Christian Athlete.

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him~Colossians 3:17


Source: Sports Spectrum

So much has happened in the past several months with United States Supreme Court decisions overturning Roe v. Wade, Affirmative Action, allowing the case against The Ohio State University regarding sexual abuse against male student-athletes, the hiring of a coach relieved from his duties for bullying his athletes in the NHL, the cancellation of soccer match between the USMNT and Mexico over sexual orientation slurs, and many more acts of unsportsmanlike and corruption in sports and the World. I believe it is best to ponder the words laid down by AIA a few years ago about social injustices and how athletes plays a role in addressing it.

In Athletes In Action’s Response To Recent Injustices (2020), it states:

“Sport is an important, shaping influence in the culture. As athletes across the world lend their voices to work against racism, we join them and together celebrate a collective voice that seeks to bring enduring change around the world. . . . In this time of anguish and turmoil, we can all grow in how to listen, learn and move toward one another in relationship. The greatest change starts in the heart, and a regenerated heart is possible through Jesus and His offer of new and eternal life. God’s unconditional love for all people, demonstrated at Jesus’s crucifixion and resurrection, can reshape and change our hearts, comfort those who grieve, heal broken relationships, give hope to the hopeless and change the world.”

My question to you, as a fan, athlete, sponsor, coach or administrator is: are you willing to help change the world with a regenerated heart, listening–not hearing–ears, and boots to the ground?

 

 

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