Presence Beyond Absence

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage, separation in form is only an outer scene; the true bond lives in the I AM that you are, so presence is an inner state. Absence in appearance does not break affection, for the heart remains connected where awareness chooses to dwell. The hindrance is the mental image of separation—often labeled as Satan—born from fear and doubt. When you align with your true I AM, you revise that image and feel the reunion already accomplished. Imagine the meeting now: see their face, sense the warmth of fellowship, and declare, 'I am with you now.' Providence moves through your inner conviction, not through external circumstance. The outward event follows the inner certainty; your faith, not the world, determines the timing. Let the longing reveal your unity with the beloved, and enter that unity by dwelling in the now-present vision of reunion.