rhetorical remark. As a Jew, Paul engaged in daily prayer during which time giving thanks and praying for his converts would have been normal. Silas and Timothy’s inclusion with Paul (“we always thank God”) may provide a glimpse into the corporate prayer life of the three missionaries as they met daily to thank God and to pray for the Thessalonians.14 At the close of the letter Paul says that the Thessalonians should “pray continually” (5:17), an instruction that most likely reflects his desire that