Enduring Mercy Through Gratitude

Neville's Inner Vision

Gratitude here is not a ritual you perform for a distant God; it is the state of your own consciousness. When the text says the LORD is good, it is affirming that the I AM you name as yourself is inherently benevolent. 'Mercy endureth for ever' becomes the inner guarantee that mercy is your ongoing atmosphere, never interrupted by lack or fear. To say 'O give thanks' is to align with the truth that you are always in the presence of Good, and your thanksgiving seals that presence into your current experience. If a thought of lack or pain arises, revise it by sinking deeper into the feeling that God within you is unchanging kindness, right now. Assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled: gratitude flowing as effortless life, you already live under mercy's canopy. True worship then is sustained awareness, a quiet gratitude that softens resistance and opens the heart to grace and favor as your natural circumstance. In this inner weather, presence becomes tangible; the outer events reflect your inmost state.