Pg25 Spiritual formation is the primal reality of human existence. Every event of life is an experience of spiritual formation. Every action taken, every response made, every dynamic of relationship, every thought held, every emotion allowed: these are the minuscule arenas where, bit by bit, infinitestimal piece by infinitestimal piece, we are shaped into some kind of being. We are being shaped either towards wholeness of the image of Christ or towards a horribly destructive caricature of that image. This is why Paul urges Christians, “whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father through him” col 3:17. The chrisitian spiritual journey is a life lived in, through And for God.