In the morning, as soon as you get out of bed, you are to make the sign of the holy cross and say:“God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit watch over me. Amen.”
Then, kneeling or standing, say the Apostle’s Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you wish, you may in addition recite this little prayer as well:
“I give thanks to you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have protected me through the night from all harm and danger. I ask that you would also protect me today from sin and all evil, so that my life and actions may please you. Into your hands I commend myself: my body, my soul, and all that is mine. Let your holy angel be with me, so that the wicked foe may have no power over me. Amen.”
After singing a hymn perhaps (for example, one on the Ten Commandments) or whatever else may serve your devotion, you are to go to your work joyfully.
- Martin Luther, The Small Catechism
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