Four and a half thousand people with red and white scarves gathered together in Cologne Cathedral to pray together for the divine service for the success of their favorite team.
For the fans of the football club 'Cologne' it has already become a good tradition for their favorites to ask God for victory together: for the first time they gathered for prayer five years ago. Since then, the number of those wishing to join their heartfelt requests to the general one has increased significantly. However, their prayer is not that Cologne will become the first in the standings at any cost. “It is a tradition to ask God at the beginning of the season for fair sporting events and peace of mind in case of defeat,” the fans say.
The team needs God's help now more than ever. Cologne lost 1: 2 to Wolfsburg away, and then were defeated by Borussia 1: 3. The team will play the next match away with Freiburg.
Note that Germany is far from the only Christian country where there is a tradition of common prayer for athletes in general and football teams in particular. Suffice it to recall the request of the fans of the Moscow 'Spartak' to build a temple on the territory of the 'Opening of the Arena', where it would be possible to serve prayers for living athletes, as well as memorial services for those who have already passed away.
However, sometimes the wish for success to your beloved team is reborn into a real passion, which from the point of view of Christianity, to put it mildly, it is not good for a person. Not so long ago, a video went viral on the Internet in which the Greek priest, Father Christ, brandished a lighted firecracker to the chants of football fans. Later, the priest of the Church of Greece was temporarily suspended from service for inappropriate behavior.
For the fans of the football club 'Cologne' it has already become a good tradition for their favorites to ask God for victory together: for the first time they gathered for prayer five years ago. Since then, the number of those wishing to join their heartfelt requests to the general one has increased significantly. However, their prayer is not that Cologne will become the first in the standings at any cost. “It is a tradition to ask God at the beginning of the season for fair sporting events and peace of mind in case of defeat,” the fans say.
The team needs God's help now more than ever. Cologne lost 1: 2 to Wolfsburg away, and then were defeated by Borussia 1: 3. The team will play the next match away with Freiburg.
Note that Germany is far from the only Christian country where there is a tradition of common prayer for athletes in general and football teams in particular. Suffice it to recall the request of the fans of the Moscow 'Spartak' to build a temple on the territory of the 'Opening of the Arena', where it would be possible to serve prayers for living athletes, as well as memorial services for those who have already passed away.
However, sometimes the wish for success to your beloved team is reborn into a real passion, which from the point of view of Christianity, to put it mildly, it is not good for a person. Not so long ago, a video went viral on the Internet in which the Greek priest, Father Christ, brandished a lighted firecracker to the chants of football fans. Later, the priest of the Church of Greece was temporarily suspended from service for inappropriate behavior.
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