Inner Return Of Sacred Vessels

Neville's Inner Vision

Ezra 1:8 invites you to see a law of your own consciousness. Cyrus king of Persia is the I AM that rules your inner empire; his decree is the decision of awareness that orders experience. Mithredath the treasurer stands for the mind's accounts—memory, calculation, and the ability to count and allocate attention. The vessels are your sacred faculties—clarity, faith, purpose, imagination—things of value you keep in the temple of your heart. Sheshbazzar prince of Judah is the awakened self that stands as steward over these gifts. The exile is your momentary forgetfulness, when you did not regard your inner wealth; the return is the turning of attention back to your true allegiance. Providence and Guidance appear as the unseen hands moving on behalf of your inner state, arranging every piece and placing them where they belong. And the prophecy and promise are fulfilled the instant you claim this order in your consciousness, your inner temple restored, your inner treasures numbered, and your worship renewed. This is not history but a practice you can live now, in your own awareness.