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Marathon runners learn to fear a certain point in the race, right around mile 20, known as \u201cThe Wall\u201d. At this distance, the body begins to shut down, and the mind quickly follows suit. There is a physiological reason runners start to despair at mile 20: it\u2019s the point where, if the runner has not been very careful about her fueling and rehydration, her body runs out of carbohydrates to fuel her muscles. It\u2019s like trying to drive a car with an empty gas tank. But even well-fueled athletes fear the wall, because it represents the greatest mental challenge of the race. With 20 miles behind them and 6.2 miles left to run, \u201cThe Wall\u201d is the point where the runner naturally despairs of how tired they already are, and how much longer they still have left to run. Their bodies are exhausted and in pain, the end is not yet in sight, and runner after runner approaches mile 20 and starts to \u201cbonk.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This chapter reads like Jeremiah\u2019s internal monologue as he hits \u201cThe Wall\u201d, and his motivation begins to bonk. He cries out in despair over the seemingly impossible task ahead of him, and bemoans his own birth. Not only does he want the pain to stop, but he regrets his very existence that has brought him this pain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite his pain and his desire to give up, Jeremiah describes a fire in his bones that forces him onward. His faith in God and the message he has to deliver push him through the pain and the struggle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to read this chapter as a lament, or a cry for help from someone in desperate pain. That is, after all, the truth. This chapter comes from the depth of Jeremiah\u2019s pain, and expresses his real anguish and agony.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But it also is a testament to his strength. This lament is not the last chapter of his book. With God\u2019s help and urging, he perseveres through the suffering. The task before him is impossibly difficult and painful. But we hear, in this chapter, the internal monologue of someone who confronts \u201cThe Wall\u201d, the moment when they simply cannot put one foot in front of the other any longer, and keeps going.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We all have this capability. There will be moments when we just want to sit down, curl up and hope to disappear. And when those moments happen, we should feel welcome to lament, to cry out our pain, just like Jeremiah. 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