We, who too often do not have in our minds the things of God but the things of men, need the transfiguration to get us to the resurrection. God was lovingly thinking of us when the Father transfigured his Son. He knows better than any of us that we cannot stay on the mountaintop forever. We’ll have to descend and live a life that is full of challenges, trials, and unfulfilled dreams. But God has given us a glimpse of our future with Him, and its beyond good: it’s life-transforming, it’s dazzling.