If, one day, you go through trials so terrible that you feel torn apart and broken, know that heaven has decided to eat you

If, one day, you go through trials so terrible that you feel torn apart and broken, know that heaven has decided to eat you. Why, yes, you needn't be astonished: 'to eat you' means to receive you on high among the elect. These trials are the cleansing that heaven has to do to rid you of any indigestible elements and keep only the good part for its feast. Think how many saints, initiates and great masters have also been ground down, torn to shreds before being accepted and eaten by the Lord, that is, brought to his table for his delectation! And if these trials have not yet happened to you, it may be that heaven does not find you ripe enough or worthy enough to be served up at its table.