Catechesis: First Article

We emphasize the words “Creator of heaven and earth.”...This is what I mean and believe, that I am God’s creature. I mean that He has given and constantly preserves for me my body, soul, and life, my members great and small, all my senses, reason, and understanding, and so on.—LC II:13

We confess that He does all this out of pure love and goodness, without our merit, as a kind Father. He cares for us that no evil falls upon us.—LC II:18

Therefore, it is clearly concluded that it our duty to love, praise, and thank Him for these things without ceasing.—LC II:19

For here we see how the Father has given Himself to us, together with all creatures, and has most richly provided for us in this life. We see that He has overwhelmed us with unspeakable, eternal treasures by His Son and the Holy Spirit, as we shall hear.—LC II:24