"Ed Jarrett collapses in exhaustion after completing his world-record 31.7-foot-high sand castle, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, at the Point Sebago Resort in Casco, Maine. Jarrett spent the summer building a 'Castle to the Sun' to raise funds to benefit Camp Sunshine, a camp on Sebago Lake for children with life-threatening illnesses. Just under a million pounds of sand - forty dump truck loads - went into building the castle." (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
This photo reminds me of a parable Jesus told, In Matthew 7: 24-27, "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." (New International Version of the Bible)
At least Mr. Jarrett was building this castle for a good cause. I pray the camp benefited from his contribution. It sounds like even though Mr. Jarrett built a temporary sand castle he was building a stronger foundation for his soul, by honoring Jesus with his talents and serving those who are in need.
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