Stewardship has the power to shape and mold our understanding of our lives and the way in which we live. Jesus disciples and Christian stewards recognize God as the origin of life, giver of freedom, and source of all things. 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. We look to the life and teaching of Jesus for guidance in living as Christian stewards. We call such effort work.
Work is a fulfilling human vocation.
The Second Vatican Council points out that, through work, we build up not only our world but the kingdom of God our share in a divine-human collaboration in creation. It occupies a central place in our lives as Christian stewards. Stewards of Vocation Jesus calls us, as his disciples, to a new way of life the Christian way of life of which stewardship is a part. But Jesus does not call us as nameless people in a faceless crowd. He calls us individually, by name.