In this letter we find that what gets the apostle Paul  excited is the unity of God’s people … one in which those from very diverse backgrounds have become united in Jesus Christ. He continues in prayer for the ones in Ephesus here as he started at the beginning of the letter. He prays mainly for two things. Firstly, that Christ  would dwell richly in their hearts by faith …. in other words, that they would grow strong on the inside.

The second thing that Paul prays for is that they would get to know more of God’s love together, expressed in practical ways. He wants the identity of these people to whom he is writing to be tied up with love. This is because God’s love is much greater than people think. Paul wants them to know more and more of the depths of this love which comes from what Jesus has done on the cross.