All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face at the sound of the taunter and reviler, at the sight of the enemy and the avenger. Psalms 44:15-16 While some of the psalms exult in joy and praise, many others describe the more challenging aspects of the human experience—including shame….
Dr. Peter J. Buckingham is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the Washington, DC, metro area and holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Concordia University Irvine. Peter’s clinical specialty areas are identity formation, ministry burnout/exhaustion for pastors/priests, shame, and men’s issues, especially anger, masculinity, and addictions. Having grown up non-denominational, Peter came to Anglican liturgy as an adult and has never looked back. Peter and his family attend Restoration Anglican Church in Arlington, Virginia.
Grief in the Psalms
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? (Psalm 13:1). Psalm 13 captures the heavy heart of Lent in this somber passage. Alone with his grief, the Psalmist cries out to be seen by God. Similarly, Psalm 22 begins, “My God, My God, why have…
