And we are indeed a people who need this reminder. We are so prone to judge by appearances. When we see weakness, we assume defeat. When we see suffering, we assume God is absent. But the Transfiguration teaches us that humiliation does not nullify glory. The cross will not revoke Christ’s kingship. The One who will be lifted up in shame is the same One whose face shines like the sun.

Those who you would expect to be the most supportive seem to always find the most superficial and insignificant reasons to belittle and spurn the faithfulness of their prophets. These things should not be.