WATCH: 'I'm going to do it out loud': ESPN analyst prays for fallen player on live TV
'I'm going to close my eyes, I'm going to bow my head'
By Elizabeth Delaney, The Western JournalPublished January 4, 2023 at 1:16pm
The health scare involving Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin has become deeply upsetting for many.
Many football fans felt such an utter shock on Monday night when Hamlin stood up after a seemingly routine tackle, and then tumbled to the ground.
They've been praying for his recovery, including ESPN show host and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky, who broke down and prayed on ESPN's "NFL Live" on Tuesday.
He started out saying, "You know, like, this is a little bit different. I've heard it all day, like 'thoughts and prayers.'"
He went on to acknowledge that he has heard the Buffalo Bills Organization say that they believe in prayer, and that it was on his heart to pray for Hamlin.
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So he decided to bow his head and pray out loud:
"God, we come to you in these moments that we don't understand, that are hard, uh, because we believe that You're God and coming to You and praying to You, um, has impact," he prayed.
"We're, we're sad, we're angry, um, and we want answers. But some things are unanswerable. We just want to pray, truly come to You, and pray for strength for Damar, for healing for Damar, for comfort for Damar, to be with his family to give them peace. If we didn't believe that prayer didn't work we wouldn't ask this of You, God. I believe in prayer, we believe in prayer, and we lift up Damar Hamlin's name in Your name, amen," he concluded.
The powerful prayer generated a powerful response on social media:
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