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Stewardship
 

At the heart of Stewardship is the sense that we all have been graced by God. This grace has taken the form of our skills, our resources, our very lives. This grace is given to us by our God who dwells in our hearts.

The call to Christian Discipleship, that is, the call to follow Christ’s way is the call to Stewardship. Stewardship encompasses our lives and shows God our thankfulness and appreciation for the gifts we have received. Traditionally, the term stewardship has referred to caring for something that belongs to someone else as if it were your own. Thus a land owner would leave a caretaker or steward to care for their property while they were away or focusing on other things.

In the last few years, Stewardship has become synonymous with giving or soliciting money. It has replaced the terms “sacrificial giving” and “tithing” in our religious vocabulary. This new definition defeats the very premise of stewardship. If we fully adopt the ideals of stewardship, we would care for our body by exercising regularly and eating right. We would care for our souls the way we care for our homes. We would care for those around us as if they were a precious gift. Each day would become Christmas morning.

The U.S. Bishops’ pastoral letter, Stewardship: A Disciple's Response, speaks of stewardship in this way:

"Stewardship plays an important role in the lives of people who seek to follow Christ. In particular, Christians must be stewards of their personal vocations, for it is these that show how, according to the circumstances of their individual lives, God wants them to cherish and serve a broad range of interests and concerns: life and health, along with their intellectual and spiritual well being and that of others; material goods and resources; the natural environment; the cultural heritage of humankind."

 

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