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You must be willing to be placed on the altar and go through the fire; willing to experience what the altar represents—burning, purification, and separation for only one purpose-the elimination of every desire and affection not grounded in or directed toward God. When another crisis arises, you will realize that things cannot touch you as they used to do.

“It is one thing to follow God's way of service if you are regarded as a hero, but quite another thing if the road marked out for you by God requires becoming a “doormat" under other people's feet…. Some saints cannot do menial work while maintaining a saintly attitude, because they feel such service is beneath their dignity.”