More than anything, Peter wants to stay in the moment. He's tired, but he recognizes the gravity of what he is seeing, and he'll build tents so they can stay -- he doesn't know where he will stay, but he doesn't want Moses and Elijah to leave.
That's not the spiritual life to which we are called. We're not stationary -- God tells us to listen to Jesus, and he often sends us forward, often into unknown and uncomfortable situations. We like to be comfortable -- we want to build tents in the moment, to stay there and not leave. I still marvel at Abraham, being sent out from everything he knows, only to later discover that his descendants would outnumber the stars. The vision God has for us often requires us to leave comfort behind, much as I don't like that idea.
But it all starts with listening to Jesus.
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