Time is God’s greatest gift to us, and we owe it to ourselves to thank Him for this gift by using all of it wisely. True stewardship is not so much concerned with how much time you spend, for example, serving in parish ministries, as with how you spend every minute of every day.

Time is a limited and precious resource, so we should prioritize how we use it, which means putting the most important things first:

1. Our first priority should be our relationship with God —time spent in prayer and participating in the sacraments.
2. Our second priority should be our relationship with our family—time spent building a strong family unit filled with love and respect for life.
3. Our third priority should be our relationship with our parish and world community—time spent supporting others in their faith journeys and daily struggles.