What are Paul’s priorities for the growing church of Ephesus? And does this have anything to say about priorities in the Church of today? It may surprise us, but he begins with the liturgy. Although Paul does not mention the Eucharist in what follows, we may assume that such is the setting for these directives on prayer and proper conduct during the Eucharistic assembly. 1 First of all, then, I ask that supplications, prayers, petitions,
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