Nurturing Rest Within the Flock

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture Ezekiel’s words as a portrait of your inner state. God is the I AM, feeding your consciousness and guiding it toward stillness. The flock is your thoughts and inclinations, nourished by the sense of abundance that only presence can supply. When you accept the scene, you plant yourself in the pasture of awareness, and the body can lie down in trust rather than toil. Lying down is not fatigue but surrender to the constant care of the I AM, a rest that renews energy and clarity. In this view, provision is not a distant event but an ongoing mode of consciousness—receiving now, ever-present, in every moment. Your imagination becomes the shepherd and your awareness the green pastures where you are fed and kept safe. Practice by assuming the state: I AM feeding me; I lie down in the Lord's care. Permit this feeling to grow until you can say it as real as breath.