1. _God is our heavenly Father, our greatest Benefactor; therefore we
should thank and praise, serve and obey Him. Let us never forget all His
benefits._
2. _We thank God when we believe and acknowledge it to be true that all
we have is the gift of God's goodness and mercy, given us without any
merit or worthiness in us.--We praise Him when we glorify Him and His
gracious deeds also before our fellow-men._
3. _We serve our heavenly Father by devoting all the powers of body and
soul, all of which are His gifts, not to the service of sin and Satan,
but to the service of our fellow-men and of the Church of God.--We
obey Him by fulfilling His will, by keeping His commandments, especially
by loving Him and trusting in Him._