精神形成为我们做好准备，使我们摆脱恐惧，强迫，怨恨和悲伤，在世界上欢乐和勇气的生活，即使我们宁愿不愿意去，我们也能以喜悦和勇气的态度服务。精神形成可以帮助我们在一个坚强的世界和我们自己的内心中看到上帝的面貌。这种自由有助于我们利用自己的技能和生活，使所有生活在束缚和恐惧中的人都可以看到那张面孔。正如耶稣告诉他的门徒的那样：因此，如果儿子让您自由，您确实会自由{约翰福音8:36}。
(Spiritual formation prepares us for a life in which we move away from our fears, compulsions, resentments, and sorrows, to serve with joy and courage in the world, even when this leads us to places we would rather not go. Spiritual formation helps us to see the face of God in the midst of a hardened world and in our own heart. This freedom helps us to use our skills and our very lives to make that face visible to all who live in bondage and fear. As Jesus told his disciples: So, if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed {John 8:36}.)