Ultimately, in Peter’s story, we are reminded that God loves imperfect people — in fact, time and again, that’s precisely who God claims and calls. And that includes us.

It is not just Jesus who can be changed into form that properly embodies a particular inner essence. His followers – we – can be too.

Naming this tension between the world as it is and the world as it should be is the very job of the prophets, including Micah from last Sunday, and Isaiah today.

As we stand before the mountains, looking for a revelation, desperately asking what God requires of us while hearing Jesus proclaim beloved, we are reminded of our call to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly.