"For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come."
Ephesians 1:15–21

"For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."
Ephesians 3:14–19

Paul doesn’t pray for quick fixes. He prays that we would see. That the Spirit would open the eyes of our hearts to grasp the hope, power, and love already ours in Christ. His prayers are not transactional (pray and receive), but transformational: shaping how we see God, ourselves, and the world.

This kind of prayer matters most when we’re waiting. When we’re crying out for loved ones to meet Jesus. When we’re facing silence and uncertainty. Perhaps we're burdened for our family, what it means for them not to know Christ yet, and how hard that silence can be. But Paul reminds us: God is at work even when we can’t see it.

This week, let us reflect on where God might be transforming us. Has someone said, “You seem more peaceful lately”? That might be the Spirit at work. Let’s keep praying for deeper roots in love.