peace to live by

The Example of Epaphras, Part 3 (TMF:2907)

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Peace to Live By: The Example of Epaphras, Part 3 (TMF:2907) - Daniel Litton
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       This surely insinuates that both Paul and Epaphras had been spending a lot of time in prayer. Really, that makes sense considering there wasn’t a whole lot Paul could do anyway while he was locked up. So, why not pray? Many of us can probably relate to this in some degree of a similar occurrence, like, for instance, when we are sick and we are bound to our beds. It does seem like when that happens that more time can be spent in prayer. We pray because we don’t feel like doing much else, and really can’t do much else. But what Paul noticed within Epaphras’ praying is that he seemed to focus on his own church, which certainly makes sense. This also shows what is part of the responsibility for one who leads a church, for a minister, and that is to literally spend a significant amount of time praying for one’s church members, and the church body as a whole. And this just wasn’t easy praying, but Paul, believe it or not, points out that Epaphras was “struggling” in his prayers for the body.