Remember what's happened right before this -- Peter, James, and John have gone up on to a mountain with Jesus and experienced the Transfiguration. They experienced something divine that transcended this time and place, and they saw Jesus with Moses and Elijah. Peter was ready to build tents so they could stay there.
And from that experience, they immediately go into a fight over who can and cannot heal a boy with a demon who throws himself into a fire. You can hear Jesus' frustration as they argue about this.
This is life. We go from mountaintops to valleys, from joy to sorrow, all in the scope of a day or week or month. It's all part of the experience of being human, part of the experience of being a disciple. Being in a valley doesn't mean that you're far from Jesus -- you can rest assured that Jesus is right there with you, and that this valley will be something you go through. It's not a place to stay, and you're not there alone. God is with you, even in the valley, and will see you through.
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