I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth.
What does this mean?
I believe that God has made me and all creatures;
that He has given me my
body and soul, eyes, ears
and all my members,
my reason and all my senses,
and still preserves them;
that He richly and daily provides me with
food and clothing,
home and family,
property and goods,
and all that I need to support this body and life;
that He protects me from all danger,
guards and keeps me from all evil;
and all this purely out of fatherly, divine goodness andmercy,
without any merit or worthiness in me;
for all which I am in duty bound
to thank and praise,
to serve and obey Him.
This is most certainly true.