Running Head: SPIRITUAL FORMATION AND DEVOTIONS

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' d% 1 th 'erhard and *atherine &an##en 4ere pra3er$ul and the3 in#tilled the i!p rtan+e $ pra3er# t their +hildren ,e+au#e a++ rding t the! pra3er# t ' d 4ill pr te+t the! $r ! #in#% The !aturati n in religi u# ,elie$# $ Fr% &an##en 4hi+h #tarted $r ! hi# h !e + ntinued until he ,egan hi# edu+ati n% During hi# tea+hing 3ear# a$ter ,eing dul3 rdained a# prie#t. Fr% &an##en5# l "e $ r pra3er# gre4 ,igger% He had $allen int #tr ng de" ti n 4ith the H l3 Trinit3 4hi+h 4a# greatl3 in$luen+ed ,3 hi# $ather% He p inted ut that the ) rd $ ' d li"e# 4ithin the heart# and enli"en the # ul# $ th #e 4h ha"e "enerati n t the H l3 Trinit3% 1e+au#e $ thi#. Fr% &an##en na!ed the $ir#t !i##i n h u#e a$ter the Di"ine ) rd ,e+au#e he ,elie"e# that ' d5# gl r3 i# + nne+ted 4ith the Di"ine ) rd% Fr% &an##en had a 4ide range $ de" ti n 4hi+h #3!, li(e# hi# 4h le real! $ +hur+h piet3% Hi# pr $ und de" ti n t the Di"ine ) rd 4a# an e2+lu#i"e heritage $r ! hi# $a!il3% The de" ti nal li$e $ Fr% &an##en re"ealed hi# +hildli6e piet3% He ,elie"ed that ' d5# 6ingd ! i# pen th #e 4h li"e #i!ple and una##u!ing li6e a +hild% F r hi!. a +hildli6e piet3 generate# # le!n religi u# ! d and ! #t $ all e2perien+e $ re"eren+e%

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