Inner Communion and Discernment

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the I AM lens, this verse is not about external ritual so much as your state of consciousness at the moment of nourishment. 'Unworthily' means approaching the meal with a split or unaware self—forgetting that the Lord's body dwells within you as the I AM. The 'damnation' is self-imposed limitation arising from such forgetfulness; it is not a future sentence but a contraction of life-energy by disbelieving your true identity. When you do not discern the Lord's body, you align with separation and creation proceeds from fear, lack, or grievance, thus you experience the fruit of that inner misalignment. The cure is immediate: return your awareness to the one presence, the I AM, and regard the body as the temple of God, the living unity of all. Then every act of eating and drinking becomes a ritual of communion, a renewal of the whole self rather than a reinforcement of separation. Acknowledge you are the Lord's body, and the world you experience shifts to match your conscious alignment with divine reality.