Giving back time to the Lord begins by spending time with Him each day in prayer.  Stewardship of time, according to the U.S. Bishops in their pastoral letter on stewardship, “…should include setting aside periods for family prayer, for reading of Scripture, for visits to the Blessed Sacrament, and for attendance at Mass during the week whenever this is possible.”

How can a person use prayer as a method of Stewardship?

Giving top priority to God through a daily life of prayer is especially important for Christian stewards, since to many of them stewardship means a life of service.  And, indeed works of service are the eyes and ears, arms and legs of a stewardship way of life.  However, the heart and soul of stewardship is prayer.  Through prayer, Christian stewards place themselves in God’s hands so that He can direct their hands to serve according to His will.