Today is Stewardship Sunday We are stewards. We are servants who are entrusted with the gifts of time, talent and treasure. God has given us our very life and the precious gift of time. He has given us our talents and has helped each one of us in different ways. Above all, He has given us the great gift of our faith, as well as the material goods we possess. We’ve been entrusted with these gifts only for a while in order to use them fruitfully for the glory of God in the service of our neighbor. This little bit of wisdom speaks of “See, Judge, and Act”. We need to “See” the world in which we live. We need to see those who are in need. We need to see the face of Christ in all of those who are suffering. We need to see the needs of Saints Joseph and Paul Parish in order to spread the love of God. We need to “Judge”, and assess our situation according to the principles of the Gospel. Then we need to “Act” effectively, creatively and wisely. We are serving the Lord and our goal is the Kingdom of God. See, judge, and act. This is the guiding light, principle, and method which has long been at the heart of our life of evangelization as servants of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Let us look at all the different ways each one of us can work together as parishioners to strengthen one another; to use our different talents individually, as a parish community to serve other people and to do so for the glory of our Lord. That is our commitment on this Stewardship Sunday, to see the needs, to judge according to the Gospel, and to use the gifts God has given to us to act effectively for the glory of God and the service of our neighbor.