Most of us, in fun, have probably whispered a wish over a birthday candle or offered one in the form of a coin into a fountain–but, in our hearts we know it is only that, a wish. In Ephesians 1.15-23, Paul offers three prayer-wishes for the church at Ephesus—to know hope, spiritual riches, and power. Prayer-wishes are different; unlike bare wishes, prayer-wishes carry a different expectation as God’s desire and Jesus authority give them real wings. Prayer-wishes offer the real promise of hope amidst hopelessness, riches amidst poverty, and power amidst powerlessness.