Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is a wonderful tourist attraction but never stopped any invader. It is a monument to the dependence of mankind in his own efforts to succeed and then fail.

There are only two creatures that can surmount the pyramids; the eagle and the snail.

Eastern Proverb

So we're not giving up. How could we? Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace.
2 Corinthians 4:16