We all watched with horror as Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest following a routine tackle. The life-threatening injury, the reaction of the players, the unprecedented canceling of the game all captured on Monday Night Football resonated with the nation.

The phrase "thoughts and prayers" is a trendy term used during times of national trauma. We say it when there is a natural disaster, we say it when there is an accident and, we especially say it when there is a mass shooting.

Yes, we say phase the "thoughts and prayers” thoughts may happen but how often do prayers really happen?

Formal NFL quarterback now ESPN football analyst Dan Orlovsky put the prayer part of the phase in action, praying for Damar Hamlin on live TV during an episode of the popular show NFL Live.

Orlovsky started his pray saying

"God, we come to you in these moments that we don't understand, that are hard, because we believe that you're God, and coming to you and praying to you has impact,"

James 5:16, tells us that “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous person has great impact.

We have seen the impact of prayer as prayer has healed the impact of sock of witnessing play where Damar is injured.

We have seen the impact of prayer that inspired the Buffalo Bills to return the opening kickoff for a touchdown in their first game since Damar’s injury.

And we have seen the impact of prayer in Damar’s miraculous recovery,

All of this and more will happen when we put real prayer in the phase “Thoughts and Prayers.”

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