During the Transfiguration, Jesus appears in glory with Moses and Elijah.
It’s overwhelming.
It’s holy.
It’s terrifying.
Peter panics and blurts out:
“Let’s build three tents!”
The Gospel adds:
“He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.”
(Mark 9:6)
It’s the biblical equivalent of nervous rambling — and it’s so human.
Even in moments of divine revelation, God meets us in our awkwardness.
These stories remind us that Scripture isn’t a book of perfect people — it’s a book of real people. People who panic, laugh, argue, fall asleep, get overwhelmed, and say the wrong thing at the wrong time.
And yet, God works through all of it.
Holiness doesn’t erase humanity.
Holiness transforms it.
