A Stewardship Prayer

This is a stewardship prayer that I found inside a little pamphlet in the back of a pew at Holy Spirit Parish in Great Falls, Montana. I’ve been praying it every day since I found it. Perhaps you’ll find it useful, too:

Dear Lord,

Thank you for teaching me to be generous as you have been generous with me.

Thank you for showing me that all that I am and have, are gifts from you,

And that these gifts from you, Lord, are meant to be nurtured, increased, and shared.

Show me the joys of generosity. Help me to understand that others, perhaps unknown to me, depend on me for help.

Remind me that my world, my parish, needs “good Samaritans” to heal the wounds of our times.

Make me a gift to others in your name.

Amen