{"id":42230,"date":"2025-01-09T09:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T14:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=42230"},"modified":"2025-01-09T11:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:02:09","slug":"playing-for-a-greater-glory-john-harbaugh-leads-ravens-in-lords-prayeas-team-secures-playoff-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2025\/01\/playing-for-a-greater-glory-john-harbaugh-leads-ravens-in-lords-prayeas-team-secures-playoff-spot.html","title":{"rendered":"‘Playing for a Greater Glory’: John Harbaugh Leads Ravens in Lord’s Prayer as Team Secures Playoff Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is proving once again that football is more than just a game\u2014it’s a platform for faith. After his team’s victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, which secured their position as AFC North champions and guaranteed a spot in the playoffs, Harbaugh took the opportunity to focus on something even bigger than football: glorifying God.<\/p>\n

During his post-game press conference<\/a>, the 62-year-old coach wore a shirt emblazoned with the words “How Great is Our God” and reflected on the spiritual foundation he and his team had established earlier in the season.<\/p>\n

“We had said in the locker room after the Chiefs game out in Kansas City [in September] that we were going to fight, and everything was going to be for one another and for a greater glory,” Harbaugh told reporters. “And it was going to be \u2026 to God be the glory whatever we accomplished this year.”<\/p>\n

Harbaugh emphasized that this message has resonated throughout the locker room and is now an integral part of the team’s identity.<\/p>\n

The authenticity of Harbaugh’s faith was on full display in the Ravens’ locker room after Sunday’s victory. In a powerful moment caught on video, Harbaugh stood before his players and declared, “To God be the glory,” before leading the entire team in reciting the Lord’s Prayer.<\/p>\n

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TRENDING: John Harbaugh leading the #Ravens<\/a> in a post-game locker room prayer after clinching the AFC North.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Father, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread\u2026\u201d
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