Joy in Your Present Work

Neville's Inner Vision

Face the verse as a map for inner life. In Neville's language, 'work' is your current state of consciousness in action; 'rejoice' is the inner decision to dwell in joy regardless of outward conditions. There is no better state than feeling your own doing-ness here and now; that feeling becomes your portion, your claim to reality. The question 'who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?' is a reminder that the future is not a thing outside you but a projection of your present state. When you accept the I AM as your only reality and assume the end of your present activity as complete, you are not waiting for time; you are creating it from within. Joy is not the fruit of results but the result of alignment with your inner desire. Wisdom and discernment come when you discipline attention to what you are choosing to dwell upon now. Maintain a practice of praise for the immediate contribution of your current work, and let hope be the fuel that strengthens your present imagination. The future thus becomes a natural outflow of the now, not a mystery to fear.