Inner Love and Quiet Labor

Neville's Inner Vision

Your awakening to this text is an invitation to see love as a state of consciousness rather than a sentiment you hope for. When the Apostle says you are taught to love one another, read it as the reminder that the I AM within you recognizes every brother and sister as a projection of your own awareness and thus worth honoring. The phrase that they are already doing it toward all the brethren becomes a cue to notice how abundant your inner atmosphere already feels toward all whom you encounter; the plea to increase more and more is an invitation to widen that inner state, not to perform more deeds. The command to study to be quiet points to the discipline of withdrawing attention from restless thought and listening for the still, authoritative mind within. Working with your hands is not mere labor; it is the alignment of your outer actions with your inner state, a practical demonstration of the faith you hold. Thus you walk honestly toward those without, knowing you lack nothing because your life is the expression of the I AM in action.