Holy Transfiguration Batman!
The Transfiguration of Jesus is a glimpse of the kingdom of heaven in-breaking to earth.
More than miraculous help for our particular situations, we need the reign and rule of the God of heaven and earth to be completely reinstated everywhere.
We are told at the final judgment that one of the greatest ways we have of encountering Jesus on earth is through the presence of people who hunger.
The embrace of the gospel always leads, sooner or later, to the exclusion of sin and ultimately to the end of death.
The heart is what is broken in our human condition, and it is the focus of the Holy Spirit in the work of restoring us to the image of God.
When the Holy Spirit goes to work it can get messy. It can be less than dignified in the eyes of sophisticated church people, but it can be a downright threat to the leadership.
We can only meaningfully understand what is going on in the Bible by understanding and staying in touch with the larger biblical story in which we are situated.