Mercy Torchbearer Across Jordan

Neville's Inner Vision

See this scene as a drama of inner states on the stage of your own consciousness. Barzillai’s confession of age and fatigue is your old self clinging to yesterday, insisting it cannot contribute or be of service. The king’s consent to Chimham’s passage is the I AM within you granting permission for a newer faculty—the future self, a part not yet chronicled by yesterday’s burdens—to join in your journey. The Jordan crossing is not geography but the boundary between a fixed identity and a fresh possibility. Chimham walking beside the king embodies your readiness to support sustainable life and generosity toward the next generation of thought, feeling, and action. When the king says, 'whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do,' you are reminded that your inner king is responsive to your imaginal acts. The blessing upon Barzillai’s departure and Chimham’s entrance signifies that mercy is not a squandered resource but the means by which your consciousness expands. To practice, imagine the torch being passed from your elderly belief system to a younger, capable aspect of self, who travels with you in confidence and joy.