People are not usually very patient. When they want or anticipate something good, they want it now. Abraham had been promised a son and heir in return for his absolute trust in God. Many years passed, and both Abraham and Sarah had grown old, but still no son. They began to lose hope, but God took Abraham outside and told him to look at the stars in the sky - his descendants would be far more numerous. God made a solemn covenant with Abraham, and it was fulfilled with the birth of Isaac. We can always count on God, but we have to be patient. Things will happen in God's time, not ours.

The world can be a dark and scary place. So often it seems like we don't really belong here, and Paul would agree. Our citizenship is in heaven. We dance to music that is quite different from that of the world. We start living our heavenly life while we are still here on earth, and that is what should make us different. Let us live today as if we are already dwelling with God.

The transfiguration was an awesome and dazzling event, and Peter wanted to build three shrines or tents to commemorate it. He was trying to 'capture' it so he could experience it over and over again. That is often what we do with our experiences of God. All experiences of God should result in love, service, and a desire to do the will of God, regardless of how difficult.