Inner Well of Beer-Lahai-Roi

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 16:14 places a well named Beer-lahai-roi, and marks its stance between Kadesh and Bered. To a practitioner of imagination, this is not a map but a state of consciousness: the ‘well’ is the living awareness within you, the I AM that sees you. The name—Beer-lahai-roi, often rendered as the well of the Living One who sees me—becomes a symbol of divine attention right where you stand. In your present moment you can re-create the scene as an inner reservoir, a sustaining sense of being watched over and nourished by a benevolent consciousness. When you dwell in that state, the two places become inner thresholds: one of expectancy (Kadesh) and one of stillness (Bered), through which grace flows. The narrative then moves inward: attention shifts, doubt dissolves, mercy feels present, and you are reminded you are provided for by a loving I AM. Thus the events of the story are inner movements, not distant happenings, and your life rearranges itself as you hold the awareness that you are seen and guided now.