Generous Father, from whom all good gifts come, help us to use your creation and all your gifts wisely and in gratitude, that we would not waste your gifts and so destroy ourselves but enjoy the world that you have made as long as you grant us days, through Jesus our brother, who lives with you and the Holy Spirit in endless joy. Amen.
“The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the wealth that will belong to me.’ So he divided his assets between them. A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant region, and there he squandered his wealth in dissolute living.” – Luke 15:12-13