Mercy That Never Departeth

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of this as not a history of a king, but a law written into your own consciousness. The mercy God speaks of is not an external favor granted to a distant ruler; it is the steady state of your I AM, the moment-by-moment awareness that remains with you when old self-images vanish. Saul represents the old, fear-born identity you have shed; David represents the inward king and the blessing of you being chosen in the present I AM. The covenant is not conditional upon performance; it is a permanent alignment between your awareness and the divine intention that you never depart from mercy. When you imagine yourself as the rightful ruler of your inner kingdom, mercy ceases to depart. Your past rejections are only a story, not a reality you inhabit. Your attention and feeling are the instruments through which grace is renewed; by assuming the feeling of being utterly beloved and merciful, you revise your inner weather and invite the mercy to take up permanent residence.