Question #26
of An Orthodox Catechism
Question
What is the Providence of God?
Answer
The almighty Power of God, every where1 present, whereby he doth as it were by his hand uphold2 and govern Heaven and Earth, with all the Creatures therein, so that those things which grow in the Earth, as likewise rain and drowth, fruitfulness and barenness, meat3 and4 and drink, health and5 sickness, riches and poverty; in a word, all things come not rashly and by chance, but by his fatherly Counsel and will.