{"id":733,"date":"2013-04-17T19:17:46","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T01:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/?p=733"},"modified":"2015-01-08T20:16:22","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T03:16:22","slug":"how-hancock-helped-ware-hold-it-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/2013\/04\/how-hancock-helped-ware-hold-it-together\/","title":{"rendered":"How Hancock Helped Ware Hold It Together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

In the middle of the worst sports injury ever captured on television, a brother emerged. When Kevin Ware\u2019s teammate, Luke Hancock, saw his friend lying on the floor with six inches of bone protruding from his skin, he felt sick and numb like the rest of America. But then Hancock collected himself and rushed to Ware\u2019s side. Hancock held Ware\u2019s hand and told him that they\u2019d get through this together.<\/p>\n

Ware didn\u2019t respond at first. He was in shock. So Hancock simply squeezed Ware\u2019s hand and started praying.\u00a0\u201cLord, watch over us and let Kevin be okay during this tough time,\u201d<\/em> he prayed. And then he told his injured friend, \u201cThe Lord does everything for a reason, and He will get us through this.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>After the prayer, Hancock continued to pat his friend\u2019s chest, telling him that he\u2019d make it through this injury. The two stayed together until they took Ware off the court.<\/p>\n

Proverbs 17:17<\/strong> states, \u201cA friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> This is a hard life\u2013a life in which the bone breaks through the skin at times\u2013and the only way we\u2019re going to survive it is if we have a few close brothers to take our hand and pray with us when the hurt comes. Ware can attest to this truth. Before Hancock was with him, Ware was afraid. But once Ware showed up, he calmed down. Ware sensed that he\u2019d be ok. \u201cSeeing Luke there\u2026<\/em>really just touched my heart.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Ware returned to the team\u2019s locker room after surgery. The two friends connected again. Hancock said<\/a>,\u00a0\u201cYou could see on my face and on his face that we were just so happy to see each other. He gave me a hug and said he was so thankful I was there for him. I told him I knew he\u2019d do the same for me. That\u2019s my friend.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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