Transcription: Reflections on the trial by fire. I stand in this fiery furnace of my life. White hot beats of shimmering heat. Tongues of fire that wag. Fingers of fire that point. Furious flames of a thwarted command. I stand defiant facing the fire. And will I be consumed? I cannot say. Grinding heat covers my eyes. I cannot see beyond the glare and the roar of the seven times heat. I stand defiant, facing the fire. And will I be delivered out of the blaze? Is God willing or able? I cannot say. I cannot coerce God. I do not judge God. My faith is not a goad, is not a whip. Will the flames end? I cannot say ...
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