The Impossible

As sung by Joe Nichols

My dad chased monsters from the dark
He checked underneath my bed
He could lift me with one arm
Way up over top his head
He could loosen rusty bolts
With a quick turn of his wrench
He pulled splinters from his hand
Never even flinched
In thirteen years I'd never seen him cry
But the day that grandpa died,I realized

Unsinkable ships, sink
Unbreakable walls, break
Sometimes the things you think would never happen
Happens just like that
Unbendable steel, bends
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I've learned to never underestimate
The impossible

And then there was my junior year
Billy had a brand new car
It was late,the road was wet
I guess the curves was just too sharp
I walked away without a scratch
They brought the helicopter in
And Billy couldn't feel his legs
Said he'd never walk again
But Billy said he would and his mom and daddy prayed
And the day we graduated,he stood up to say:

Unsinkable ships, sink
Unbreakable walls, break
Sometimes the things you think would never happen
Happens just like that
Unbendable steel, bends
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I've learned to never underestimate
The impossible

So don't tell me that it's over
Don't give up on you and me
'Cos there's no such thing as hopeless
If you believe:

Unsinkable ships, sink
Unbreakable walls, break
Sometimes the things you think would never happen
Happens just like that
Unbendable steel, bends
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I've learned to never underestimate
The impossible


I keep seeing these signs around town that say, "Nothing is too hard for God." I decided that it was some sort of church campaign so I looked it up on-line. It is a campaign but I don't think it is affiliated with one set denomination. I think it's a non-denominational thing. At any rate I went even forther because it reminded me of a biblical passage. Here's what I found:

"Behold, I am Yehovah-Elohim over all flesh; is anything too difficult for me?"
Jeremiah 32:27

"For truly I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it shall move; and nothing shall be impossible to you."
Matthew 17:20

"With God all things are possible."
Matthew 19:26

"Looking upon them, Jesus said, 'With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.'
Mark 10:27

"For nothing will be impossible with God."
Luke 1:37

These are things to think about. Faith is not blind; it's visionary. All things are, in deed, possible if it is within God's will.

Then I looked again at the saint I chose as my patron saint for intercessory prayer- St. Rita. She's known as the patron saint of the impossible cases. I even found a prayer that fit the quotes above:

"O God, who in thine infinite tenderness has vouchsafed to regard the prayer of thy servant, Blessed Rita, and dost grant to her supplication that which is impossible to human foresight, skill and efforts, in reward for her compassionate love and firm reliance on thy promise, have pity on our adversary and succor us in our calamities, that the believer may know thou art the recompense of the humble, the defense of the helpless, and the strength of those who trust in thee, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen

I know that all things are possible- last year I received proof of it. I will not pursue anything hence forth without first praying for God's will.

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I spent 3 hours with Vicki and Mary Jo. Lisa was too sick to join us. I think we pissed the waitress off by eating and then sitting there for 2 more hours. Hey, she got a tip from each of us.

Vicki's having problems with her oldest son. Jeremy has been exposed to the drug world too much by his only male role model, her cousin. She's also going crazy about her grandmother's situtation.

Mary Jo is worrying herself to death. Her psorisis (did I spell that right?) has gotten worse. It's her nerves. She's already taking medication for anxiety but maybe she needs to have it changed.

It's good to spend time with my sisters. Vicki was later getting there than MJ. I voiced some concern and MJ said maybe that was a part of God's plan. I think she's right. She, more than anyone from HPES, seems to understand where I come from. I told her about being in therapy again and she smiled. She said something about me no longer having my sisters to talk to and that was why I needed therapy. I think she's right. I need the talk time that I don't get anywhere else. Just as Melanie, the therapist, suggested that the recovery groups were about safe socialization and now the church allows me that opportunity.