Peter J. Buckingham

Peter J. Buckingham

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Peter J. Buckingham is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the Washington, DC, metro area and a Ph.D. student at Concordia University-Irvine. 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

Posted on March 9, 2023
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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…