Since the day we heard...

I was looking through some of the books of the Bible I've been reading through lately trying to remember a specific section, and I happened to notice this while looking back:

For this cause (...Epaphras... having declared your love in the Spirit) we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his (Epaphras) will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; (Col 1:9-11)

What a blessing it must have been to the Colossians having that kind of support in prayer, and knowing that we can lift others up before the Lord bringing like concerns before him. Just to stop and imagine that someone else who was allowed entrance to talk to the Lord of All, The Almighty, and to ask, of anything that could be asked, knowing he can provide all things, that He would provide these things for me, is humbling, and encouraging. The friends we have are precious.