believe—belief itself was grounds for assurance. Reading Jesus’ words that “the altar sanctifies the gift,” she believed that God would make her holy if she “laid her all upon the altar.” She divided John Wesley’s perfectionism into a three-step process: consecrating oneself totally to God, believing God will sanctify what is consecrated, and telling others about it. “I now see that the error of my religious life has been a desire for signs and wonders,” she wrote. “Like Naaman, I have wanted some