“What is a Christian steward? One who receives God’s gifts gratefully, cherishes and tends them in a responsible and accountable manner, shares them in justice and love with others and returns them with increase to the Lord.”- USCCB, Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response
For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.”- Matthew 6:21
“We must come to identify, cultivate, invest, prize, and enjoy the gifts that have been given to us. At the end of the day, God will not ask us why we didn’t lead someone else’s life or invest someone else’s gift. He will not ask, ‘What did you do with what you didn’t have?’ But He will ask, ‘What did you do with what you had?’ God wants us to recognize Him as the owner of everything—and to diligently embrace our role as stewards of what we have and hold on His behalf.”- Father John DurbinPastor, St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church
O God, in whose every creation we discover a gift freely given:all that we have comes from the outpouring of your generosity.Inspire in our hearts a deep sense of gratitude,and move us to share what we have received withthe same immensity of spirit in which it was given.O Lord, you breathe your Spirit upon us and send us out with your peace,and so we will form disciples who will care of our common home.We will be your presence in our world as we light the flame of faithand give hope to the hopeless.As your Mystical Body we will care for the poor and the sick,the stranger and the imprisoned.We will witness to your love with our entire lives.O God, You call each of us to play a unique role in the unfolding of your divine plan.Give us the grace to answer your call:Who will? … We will!We ask this with grateful hearts through Christ our Lord.Amen.