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"The book of Luke offers valuable insights about Jesus' spirituality in his early life (Luke 2:39-52). In his early years the relationship he had with God caused him to be confident enough to be able to say to his earthly parents, ""Didn't you know I would be in my Father's house?"" Jesus was surrounded by God's presence and was loved and known by God all of his life including when he was a child. This paper explores what it meant for Jesus to be with God in his early childhood by examining the formation of Jesus' spirituality through his sayings and teachings. Theological and biblical reflections will focus on how God and Jesus' earthly parents and community shaped and formed his spirituality. By looking at Jesus' life, I will offer some practical principles, patterns, and lifestyles for encouraging children's spirituality today.