“But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.” (Mark 10:27)

I was confused by the phrase “with men it is impossible.” How could this be? With all of the technology, scientific progress, and the marvelous capabilities of the human mind, it seems that the phrase “with men it is impossible” does not apply to the current times. After all, man has been able to accomplish many things that had previously been considered impossible and continues to push the limit on what is considered to be impossible.

I started imagining myself on the beach where an expert swimmer jumped into the water and started swimming skillfully towards the deep until he disappeared from sight while enjoying the swim. But suddenly, there was a very powerful storm and the waves were high and the current rough as the storm was getting more and more powerful. The storm was so rough that I could not stand on the beach from the strength of the wind. I ran back to my residence for my own safety. The next day I asked about the swimmer and found out that he died because he could not face the storm. Then I remembered when the disciples said to Jesus, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” (Mark 4:38) So I bowed my head in shame and said: “with men it is impossible.”

Another time, I went to the hospital, one of America’s best hospitals, to visit a young man and his father who survived a horrible accident that the wife and the other son did not survive. Each one of them was in a separate room and the father was in much better condition than the son. When I visited the son, I found him in a complete coma with no solutions or medications attached to him, so I asked why this was the case. I was told that the doctors could not do anything before he awakes from his coma. So I bowed my head in shame and said: “with men it is impossible.”

But then You, my God, lift my head for me to see Your glory and tell me:

‘‘But not with God; for with God all things are possible.”