It Is Possible!

Nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:20

Everything is possible for one who believes. Mark 9:23

My mother was quite the musically talented lady, and since she had such a wonderful soprano voice, she thought it was possible for her oldest daughter to be gifted with that same voice. I’m afraid that although I can carry a tune, it was impossible for me to ever attain her God given gift. She did, however, gift me with her love of music and her desire to listen to and sing certain songs over and over.

In the year 1957, Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote the musical version of the fairy tale, Cinderella. Julie Andrews played the title role, and I can still hear her singing the song, Impossible, It’s Possible from the show. The song talks about everything that’s impossible, then ends with, Impossible things happen every day. The idea is turning the impossible into the possible i. e. “one yellow pumpkin into a golden carriage and four white mice into four white horses”, or maybe just turning impossible situations into possible ones.

In this era of hearing how many things are impossible for us, I thought it would be encouraging to list some of the things that are still possible. It is possible to call or text someone who might be sheltering in place and catch up, it is possible to get medical attention when you need it, it is possible to see your new teacher whether virtually or in person, it is possible to worship, it is possible to see your colleagues via zoom or personally, it is possible to gather with masks and social distancing, it is possible to read a good book, it is possible to binge watch a good Netflix series, it is possible to get groceries, it is possible to hug your loved ones, it is possible to give someone a word of encouragement, it is possible to develop a cure for this virus, and the list goes on. Impossible things are happening every day.

There are also many divine possibilities for us each day!

It is possible for believers who are completely willing to trust the power of the Lord for their safekeeping and victory to lead a life of readily taking his promises exactly as they are and trust them to be true.

It is possible to daily cast all your anxiety on Him and to experience His peace.

It is possible to see God’s will in every circumstance and accept it with no complaining but rather with confidence.

It is possible to become stronger through and through every day by trusting in the power of God and realizing that our greatest weaknesses provide an opportunity to grow in faith.

It is possible that there is no situation that God can’t turn around including COVID 19.

It is possible, with God’s help to forgive others for wrongs done unto you.

It is possible, with God’s help, to love your enemies.

It is possible to have as much of God as we want. God places a key to His treasure chest in our hands and all we have to do is open it and take what we need.

There are so many times in the Bible when God did the impossible – the virgin birth, the resurrection – just to name a couple. Our God is the God of the possible.

During this time of impossibilities, it is good to remember the Divine Possibilities that God offers us. Once we take them, we will never be satisfied with anything less than turning the words, it is impossible into the words, it is possible.

The words of Saint Patrick seem to fit the thoughts, it is possible. He said: Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ where I lie, Christ where I sit, Christ where I arise, Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks to me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me. Salvation is of the Lord. Salvation is of Christ. May your salvation, Lord, be with us.