Worldwide spheres of influence

Some build spheres of influence around the world by force of arms.

Some build spheres of influence around the world by the power of commerce.

In today’s first reading (Romans 4:13, 16-18), St. Paul writes of another way to extend a sphere of influence around the world: of how Abraham inherited the world and became the father of many nations “through the righteousness that comes from faith.”

How do we extend influence?