Msgr. Charles Pope - What is it that gives hope, peace, and serene joy to the Christian life? Briefly, it is the vision of glory, a glimpse into the Promised Land of Heaven, which the Lord can and does give to His people. Today’s Gospel shows forth a kind of process through which the Lord lays the foundations of hope, peace, and joy... The Paradoxical Prelude – The text says, Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves.