Miracles are supernatural signs brought about by God that indicate His glory. We associate miracles with long ago accounts we read about in Scripture, such as the Incarnation and the Resurrection. However, God works miracles today.
There are about three dozen miracles attributed to Jesus in the Gospels. There are the often proclaimed ones, such as:
Then there are the lesser talked about ones, such as:
Granted, modern day miracles aren’t as dramatic as Mary conceiving the Son of Man as a virgin or Jesus rising from the dead. The Biblical events are “capital-M” Miracles whereas the ones we have experienced in our own lives are “lower-case-m” miracles. Though not as significant and spectacular, our lower-case miracles are still signs that signify God’s glory.
Tiny Miracles
A lower-case miracle was our healing from an illness or the restoration of what had been a broken relationship with one of our family members. We also call it a miracle when the snowstorm suddenly cleared and our grounded plane was able to take off for our trip. Although minor in comparison, it was even a miracle when, after assuming all hope was lost driving around the parking lot, we suddenly found a perfect parking space.
Our Lord is working in our lives in big and small ways. We don’t always realize it’s a miracle and that Jesus was at work, but He is always at work. Miracles strengthen us by helping us realize that God is with us; we are not alone.
Thank God for His Blessings
All of us have received blessings and experienced many tiny miracles from God. It is therefore both necessary and proper to consistently give prayers of thanks and praise to our Lord. This can be with words such as, “Lord, help me to see the miracles and blessings you give me every day, and help me to share my good news with those around me.”
That latter part of the above prayer example – “share my good news” – is critical. Yes, it is fine to talk privately to God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit via your prayers of praise and thanksgiving, but it is also our responsibility as Christians to openly share Christ’s Good News with friends, family, and even strangers.
Recall the story of the ten lepers. They all went up to Jesus and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us,” and he miraculously cleansed them all. Yet only one of them returned to fall on his face at Jesus’s feet, giving Him thanks. At this, Jesus remarked, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?”
Praising the Lord Today
Immediately after winning the 2025 Super Bowl, the most valuable player Jalen Hurts said in an interview to a national audience, “God is good. He’s greater than all the highs and the lows.”
And after losing that same Super Bowl game, the opposing quarterback Patrick Mahomes said hours later in his first social media post, “I want to give thanks to God for every opportunity he has given me.”
It is refreshing that so many athletes are willing to recognize and honor our Lord in post-game interviews. This is especially noteworthy since we don’t usually hear about God and Jesus’s Good News from others in our secular world – such as on TV shows, on the network news, or in remarks from public officials.
Now we know that Jesus does not have bets on football games, putting his thumb on the scale such as deflecting what would have been a game-winning field-goal. But we do know that God did bless Hurts, Mahomes, and countless other athletes with being athletically-gifted. Additionally, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit miraculously impart the gifts of inspiration, fortitude, and self-control to athletes.
Therefore, it is fitting and welcome when we hear athletes glorifying God when they play sports with words similar to, “I give God the credit!”
Evangelize with Public Proclamations
Sharing the Good News falls on more than just the famous. We may never get a microphone shoved in front of our faces to say to an audience of millions, “God is good!”, but all of us will have opportunities when in one-on-one conversation with our neighbors or acquaintances to say things such as:
- “Yes, I do feel better after last week’s surgery. All the prayers people said for me helped. I thank Jesus for my speedy recovery.”
- “Did you see that beautiful sunset God painted for us last evening?”
- “I am so grateful to the Lord for gifting me with the talent to earn that promotion at work.”
When we experience a blessing, aka a lower-case miracle, our Lord is filling us with hope and passion. We then must recognize our role is to spread His Good News. By doing so, non-believers and those with fragile faith will see how God is present to us in miracles and constantly present to us in very ordinary ways.
In fact, He is here with us right now as we are reading this paragraph – loving us and calling us to love Him. Just as we use our eyes of faith to see our Savior miraculously present in the Most Holy Eucharist at Mass, may we also see God in the ordinary times throughout our lives.
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