Inner Mission by the Holy Spirit

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville, this text speaks not of a literal itinerary but of the movement of your own consciousness. The 'Holy Ghost' is the I AM within you—an inner impulse that directs attention to the next state of awareness. 'Departed unto Seleucia' signals leaving a bounded sense of self and stepping into a wider harbor of mind, while the voyage to Cyprus marks your entry into a richer field of belief. At Salamis, preaching the word of God in the synagogues represents expressing the truth already resident in your heart; the word is your inner reality, and John as their minister stands for the practical faculties that help bring that truth into form. The mission becomes inner discipline: you are moved by inner inspiration to reveal what you already are. When you assume you are sent by the Spirit, your inner life rearranges itself and you find yourself in a fresh mental territory, with the presence of God accompanying every intention. Practice is to assume the reality of this leading now and feel the truth speaking through you as you imagine.