“I can assure you that he prays hard for you and also for the believers in Laodicea and Hierapolis.” — Colossians 4:13 (NLT)
There’s a story—maybe you’ve heard one like it—of someone who, while walking down a hallway, paused at a door. On the other side, they heard someone praying. Quietly, fervently, intentionally. They leaned closer and realized their name was being spoken. The person on the other side, maybe a parent, a grandparent, or a friend, was on their knees, crying out to God on their behalf.
That moment left a mark.
There’s something deeply powerful about knowing someone is praying for you. In Colossians 4:13, Paul writes about a man named Epaphras who was known for praying hard for others. He carried people in prayer, likely without fanfare or recognition, but with deep love and consistent faith.
Most of us will never know just how many prayers have been offered on our behalf. But they’ve mattered. Someone, somewhere, has likely whispered your name to God—maybe when you were at your lowest. Maybe when you didn’t even know you needed it.
So here’s the invitation: be that person for someone else. You don’t have to make a show of it. They don’t even need to know. But your quiet faithfulness in prayer could be the unseen strength carrying someone through a difficult season. Like Epaphras, pray hard. Pray faithfully. Pray with love.
Because sometimes the most powerful thing you can do for someone is kneel behind a closed door and speak their name before the throne of God.
Prayer: Lord, thank You for the people who have prayed for me, even when I didn’t know it. Make me someone who prays like that for others. Give me a heart that carries others in love and a faith that lifts them up in prayer, trusting You to work even when no one else sees. Amen.
en.