Christian vocation entails the practice of stewardship. The challenge, then, is to understand our role-our vocation-and to respond generously to this call from God. God intends each one of us to play a unique role in carrying out the divine plan.
Each one of us-clergy, religious, lay person married, single adult, child-has a personal vocation. But Jesus does not call us as nameless people in a faceless crowd. Jesus calls us, as his disciples, to a new way of life-the Christian way of life-of which stewardship is part. It occupies a central place in our lives as Christian stewards. Work is a partnership with God-our share in a divine human collaboration in creation. The Second Vatican Council points out that, through work, we build up not only our world but the Kingdom of God, already present among us. We call such effort "work." Work is a fulfilling human vocation. Development of this world through noble human effort-physical labor, the trades and professions, the arts and sciences.Respect for human life-shielding life from threat and assault, doing everything that can be done to enhance this gift and make life flourish and.Protection and preservation of the environment, which would be the stewardship of ecological concern.Joyful appreciation for the God-given beauty and wonder of nature.Caring for and cultivating the world involves the following: The Bible contains a profound message about the stewardship of material creation: God created the world, but entrusts it to human beings. We look to the life and teaching of Jesus for guidance in living as Christian stewards. We are grateful for the gifts we have received and are eager to use them to show our love for God and for one another. Jesus' disciples and Christian stewards recognize God as the origin of life, giver of freedom, and source of all things. Stewardship has the power to shape and mold our understanding of our lives Christian stewards respond in a particular way to the call to be a disciple.Christian disciples experience conversion-lifeshaping changes of mind and heart-and commit their very selves to the Lord.Mature disciples make a conscious decision to follow Jesus, no matter what the cost.As members of the Church, Jesus calls us to be disciples. Let us begin with being a disciple-a follower of our Lord Jesus Christ. As Christian stewards, we receive God's gifts gratefully, cultivate them responsibly, share them lovingly in justice with others, and return them with increase to the Lord. But being a Christian steward means more. What identifies a steward? Safeguarding material and human resources and using them responsibly are one answer so is generous giving of time, talent, and treasure. "As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God's varied grace" (1 Pt 4:10). Chairman Welcomes New Directory for CatechesisĪ Summary of the U.S.Catechesis with People with Disabilities.
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Pastor and blogger Tim Challies writes that our bodies are like our finances. But this is not an excuse to let our working bodies fall into disrepair. Our bodies were not designed to work forever. This will happen to all of us, to a degree. We realize that we cannot open jars as easily as we once could, and find ourselves out of breath at the top of a flight of stairs. We find that the hamburgers that we once ate with gusto now cause us to gain wait and give us heartburn. As we get older, our bodies slowly deteriorate. Lord willing, the aging process will happen to everyone. For some, this pain is not a result of disease or illness, but just a matter of age. The hot pack helps soothe the pain, but I am reminded that many people cope with pain more severe than this on a daily basis. At nearly six months pregnant, my swollen belly is putting constant strain on my back, resulting in continuous back pain. Today I am writing with a hot pack on my back, as I struggle to get comfortable in my computer chair.
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