Inner Sabbath Rest

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the scriptural scene the six years of sowing and the seventh-year rest are not merely agrarian directives; they reveal the rhythm of your inner life. The 'poor' and the 'stranger' you meet in the verses symbolize neglected parts of consciousness—fears, talents, and possibilities—that must be fed by your imagination. When you hear 'six days shalt thou do thy work,' imagine the conscious mind applying steady intention, discipline, and creative thought to a problem. The seventh-day rest is not laziness but the sacred stillness in which the I AM—your true, aware self—refreshes every mode of perception and makes space for new supply. The clause about what remains feeding the beasts and the poor points to abundance freely given and not hoarded; in your inner economy, surplus becomes nourishment for the whole self. The stranger, the servant, the beast—all are within one living consciousness that accepts, nurtures, and shares. When you enact this rhythm in imagination and feeling, you will find your actions become wiser, your mercy deepens, and your life rearranges itself through the steady power of rest-informed desire.