"For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be."   Matthew 6:21

As disciples of the Lord, we recognize the Lord our God as the source of all blessings and are called to prayerfully consider a  proper return to Him in our giving.

How we earn and spend our money is both a highly personal issue as well as a social concern. Having access to someone's checkbook is also having access to that person's value system.

Stewards are generous people. Again, they have a grateful heart realizing that all gifts come from the Lord.  They feel an obligation to return a portion (10%) to the Church and other charities.  They refuse to be co-opted by a culture of greed and live a life of hoarding.  A tough question has to be asked: can a person claim to be a disciple of the Lord if they are not sharing generously of their financial resources?

A strange phenomenon happens in the stewardship world.  The greater the generosity and the greater the sacrifice, the greater the joy. Joy, according to some authors, is impossible without generosity.   And as one author states, joy is the infallible sign of God's presence.