Inner Honor for Widows

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse 5:3 speaks plainly of honoring widows that are widows indeed. But in the Goddard frame, the widow is not a person set apart in the outer economy; she is a consciousness state—an inner lack, a felt dependance, a doorway to mercy, an invitation to the I AM to awaken fullness within. When you read 'honor,' hear it as an act of recognition performed by your own awareness. To honor the widow indeed is to acknowledge a real need in your inner world and to respond from the state of abundance you already are. Your imaginative capacity is the temple where such mercy is conferred; the world that shows you care is a reflection of your inner conviction that you are the source of all beings' good. The true widow has no power but the power you grant to her by your belief. Therefore, revise any feeling of lack by assuming the feeling of sufficiency; see the widow as a symbol of a generous inner posture and thus your life becomes a living act of mercy. In this light, the command becomes a law of consciousness: honor is your natural state when you align with the I AM.