BRIAN G. NAJAPFOUR Even in the busiest periods of the Reformation Luther averaged two hours of prayer daily. —ANDREW W. KOSTEN Not only was Martin Luther (1483–1546) the great Protestant Reformer,1 he was a great man of prayer as well. As he explains, prayer was foundational for his soul’s well-being: “Prayer includes every pursuit of the soul, in meditation, reading, listening, [and] praying.”2 Andrew Kosten suggests that “to know … Luther at his
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