Does Jesus work more miracles when the people around Him have more faith? And how do we get more people to have faith? That’s what we are exploring in today’s issue.
Let’s talk about it.
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IN TODAY’S ISSUE
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Feature Content: Will We See More Miracles if We Have More Faith?
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Will We See More Miracles if We Have More Faith?
Do you remember that part of Matthew where he says Jesus “Could do no mighty work there.” That he could only perform a few healings. He “Marveled because of their unbelief.”
On the contrary, there are times where the writers comment on the strong belief of people, followed by a miracle.
Jesus heals the paralytic man when the people bring the man forward — Mark 2:1-12.
The time Jesus heals the centurion’s servant by only a word — Matt 8:5-13
The daughter of the Canaanite woman: “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire” — Matt 15:21-28
That last one is kind of moving honestly.
When you take a moment to just observe this, what do you see? The times belief is strong, He works the miracle. When there is no belief of the surrounding people, fewer miracles take place.
Of course, God is all powerful and could work miracles. But He respects our free will and does not impose anything on us. As Pope Benedict the XVI said the “Church does not impose but freely proposes the Catholic faith, well aware that conversion is the mysterious fruit of the action of the Holy Spirit.”
But for those that believed, He helped them. In some cases it took persistence of the believer.
What about us?
Do we believe enough to receive what we are asking for? Do we really believe He will give it to us?
What would happen if we personally really leaned in. Perhaps that’s the wrong word. What if we fully opened our hearts to Him. No holds barred. Totally open and relinquishing our sense of control. He are a piece of driftwood in God’s ocean. On a journey to wherever He calls us to. And we are there because we chose to allow Him into our life.
Now play that forward.
You, your spouse, your children, your fellow business owners… your employees, your neighbors. Maybe that all leads to more of your customers even becoming true believers.
Imagine your own city. What if thousands of people really believed and they lived like that?
What miracles would begin to happen in your community?
If that belief was carried out, lived — consistently — daily. For years and years. How many others would join you? Thousands becomes tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands.
That’s what I’m talking about.
I’m bringing this up to help you see what’s at stake. Miracles on every corner, in every living room, God’s love overflowing on the streets. Surely that would lead to some gargantuan change in the culture.
Enough change like that, would surely lead to more conversations. Just think about the palpable nature of what a world like that would look like.
When you have that many Catholics, you’re going to need more churches and schools. You’re also going to have a lot of political power. Eventually it becomes the default and makes it more likely that your children stay Catholic.
It also reduces crime, litter, abuse, desperation, homelessness, poverty — because charity is on the move.
People. This is what we have in front of us. It’s within our grasp.
All we need to do is have belief. True, unwavering belief. Belief that God is willing to give us, if we simply ask for it.
Do you ask for it?
Every morning. Is it the first thing you do. “Lord, please give me true belief. May my life be a witness to your goodness Lord. Lord, help me to believe. Lord help my unbelief.”
The only thing standing between you, and a world full of more charity than man has ever seen is the walls of your heart. Tear them down and let God in. Believe.
God Bless & Happy Building
~Silas Mähner
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Heavenly Hustlers
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🍔 Kathy and her Husband Patrick Terry founded P. Terry’s Burger Stand. A Texas burger chain built on fresh, quality ingredients. A place you’ll recognize especially if you’re from Austin. It has 37 locations, and this year they made it employee-owned with profit sharing.
🎨 Katherine Quan Ahmann is building Design Q Studio. A graphic and packaging design studio creating timeless brands for dioceses, Catholic universities, and ministries. Alexandria, Virginia. She’s a former Mattel packaging designer who earned an M.T.S. at the John Paul II Institute and was managing editor of Communio.
🚚 Patrick Noonan is building PLG. A freight brokerage and logistics company moving open-deck, dry van, and project freight. Nashville, Tennessee. He started PLG in 2024 after helping grow MAP Transit from pre-revenue to $24M in under four years.
⛓️ Kevin Callahan is building Hopscotch. Think. of it like OpenRouter (auto choose the best LLM for the use case) and, it will make sure you don’t accidentally run up a huge token tab. He worked at Coinbase and Twitter in the past. Now splits time between SF and Toronto.
⛪ Nathaniel Gotcher is building Threadneedle Architecture & Design. A classical architecture studio designing sacred spaces and schools that lift the human spirit. Ardmore, Pennsylvania. He was project architect on the award-winning St. Charles Borromeo Seminary chapel, and he’s wanted his own practice since he was 13.
🏭 Patrick J. Wolf and Jeff Roman are building the Institute for American Manufacturing & Technology. A research institute giving small and mid-sized manufacturers a voice in U.S. industrial policy. Idaho. Its research covers AI and compute, energy, and manufacturing supply chains.
🪵 Josiah Shurtliff is building JMJ Residential Construction. A home remodeling company and Ann Arbor’s go-to deck builder since 2006. Ann Arbor, Michigan. His team does 80+ projects a year, including parish work at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ypsilanti.
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