Throughout Saturday's post-press convention following the Ravens' playoff victory, Ravens coach John Harbaugh quoted from the Bible as he gave the glory to God.
In keeping with The Christian Put up, the Ravens beat the Houston Texans 34-10 and now advance to subsequent Sunday's AFC Championship recreation in opposition to the Kansas Chiefs. The profitable crew from that recreation will advance to Tremendous Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, Nevada on February eleventh.
“There's one thing that was mentioned to me earlier than the sport and it simply made sense to me, so I'm going to share it with you as a result of I feel it's the fitting factor to do,” mentioned Harbaugh, who’s Catholic.
He opened his Bible and browse 1 Chronicles 29:11, which declares, “Yours is the greatness, the ability, the glory, the victory, and the distinction, for all issues in heaven and on earth belong to you.”
“The dominion is yours, Lord, you’re the head and ruler of all,” Harbaugh continued.
After praising the “superb spirit on this crew”, the coach confused his want to provide “credit score and credit score the place it's due”.
Final month, after the Ravens beat the Los Angeles Rams, Harbaugh additionally cited his religion throughout a post-press convention.
“That is your second in life and that is your time,” the coach started his significant assertion.
He talked about what the Introduction season was like, noting that “Introduction comes from the Latin arrivalwhich suggests the expectation and preparation for the fantastic occasion which is the approaching of our Savior and the glorification of Christ – the excellent news that modifications the world and modifications it for all eternity.”
“None of us can be right here in 5 years,” he continued. “5 hundred years [ago], none of us have been right here. So we got this time with these folks on this place for a goal. It's December and the time is December. December soccer is sensible. It’s a preparation for the nice occasions to come back. You must put your self in place for December soccer for what's to come back.”
Ravens crew chaplain Johnny Shelton helped strengthen the religion of many gamers on the crew, together with holding Bible research for gamers, coaches and their households. Throughout a current interview with the “At the moment present,” Shelton shared, “we play as a crew.”
“I pray for [the team’s] security, in order that their minds, their hearts are clear, to allow them to concentrate on the duty at hand,” Shelton mentioned.
“Life is tough sufficient. And alternatively, soccer is tough sufficient. So if you put the 2 collectively, it's loopy,” the chaplain added.
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Milton Quintanilla is a contract author and content material creator. He’s a contributor to Christian Headlines and host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast dedicated to sound doctrine and biblical reality. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary.
