The Glory

I have to be honest...I had a little difficulty digesting this section. I get that Peterson is pointing to Jesus as the person in whom we see the fullness of God's glory. But what is "glory"? On p. 103, he writes: "When we look up the glory of Jesus we find--are we ever ready for this?--obscurity, rejection and humiliation, incomprehension and misapprehension, a sacrificial life and an obedient death: the bright presence of God backlighting what the world despises or ignores." So when we are looking for signs of God's glory among us, are we looking for that which is obscure, sacrificial, rejected? Where do you and I see God's glory in our lives?

Then the summary of the section of John (p. 106-108), he says that Jesus is our access to creation as the time and place to believe and love. What does he mean when he says that Jesus is our access to creation?? Any thoughts/insights?