Always Giving Thanks Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this line, the Thessalonians are not distant people but a state of consciousness I acknowledge as real. 'We give thanks to God always' expresses my daily practice of assuming the I AM consciously grateful for the good in every person who enters my life. 'for you all' is the recognition that each entity is an image within my mind, invited into my inner sanctuary by appreciation. 'making mention of you in our prayers' becomes the steady habit of naming the favorable traits I desire to see and addressing them in the inner dialogue I hold with God. Prayer, in this sense, is revision, not petition: I feel the reality of already possessing the good and let that feeling reform my relationships, my world, and my sense of self. In this inner economy, gratitude becomes presence of God and the unity I seek with all.