Paul’s prayer for the church in Colossae is a reminder of our calling to love one another by praying for each other. Rather than praying simply for one another’s circumstances, he models praying that we would know God’s will since He has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints, living in the glorious light of Christ.
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.