Write out your own psalm of lament, following the basic pattern presented in the chapter on poetry. Write your complaint to God. Write a specific petition of God. Write a resolution to trust that God will hear and heed your petition in a timely fashion, even if it is not according to your timetable (78).
I decided to take up the challenge, using the pattern he describes and the poetic scheme typical of the canonical Psalms, including Hebrew parallelism and three rhythmic stresses in each line. Naturally much of the language draws on scripture itself. This is the result:
