The Reed We Lean On Within

Neville's Inner Vision

I see Ezekiel's image as a map of your own consciousness. Egypt is a staff of reed—weak belief systems you have trusted because they felt solid while you leaned. When you pressed, they yielded, and the whole body of your life stood still, revealing that your backbone was an illusion. Now listen for the I AM, the LORD within, which never breaks nor falters. The moment you remember that you are the I AM, the outer world begins to rearrange itself around that truth. The so called danger of judgment is simply the clearing of a mistaken dependence; what remains is a steadfast inner awareness, a true staff that can bear any weight because it is consciousness itself. Practice this by turning your attention from the leaning to the one who does the leaning, the I AM, and by assuming that this inner power governs your circumstances. In that impression, your future actions align with a strength that never yields.