While researching House of Mercy I read the biography of Dr. Issam Nemeh, a Syrian-American surgeon who has healed a great number of people through prayer alone. Dr. Nemeh offers a formula for getting a miracle. I love it because I think it’s actually a sneaky anti-formula: “To work miracles in our own lives, we must first follow this plan: have only love in our hearts, then proceed with first faith, then works. In order for the door to heaven to open to us, we must trust that God is love, that love is what He intends for us, and love is what He wants from us. Then, through loving-kindness, we will make our way toward Him.”