“I believe that God created me along with all creatures. God gave to me: body and soul, eyes, ears, and all the other parts of my body, my mind and all my senses and preserves them as well. God gives me clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and land, spouse and children, fields, animals, and all I own. Every day God abundantly provides everything I need to nourish this body and life. God protects me against all danger, shields and defends me from all evil. God does all this because of pure, fatherly, and divine goodness and mercy, not because I’ve earned it or deserved it. For all of this, I must thank, praise, serve, and obey God.”
Martin Luther (1483-1546) in The Small Catechism, Article One, updated in modern language in Creed: A Seven-Week Reflection Guide on the Apostles’ Creed by J.D. Walt (Wilmore: Seedbed, 2012), 25.