We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven...

Colossians 1:3-5

...And so, from the day we heard of it, 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, to lead a life worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in
the knowledge of God. May you be strengthened
with all power, according to his glorious might,
for all endurance and patience with joy, giving
thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to
share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

Colossians 1:9-12