Worship Within, Return Unseen

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 22:5, in the Neville Goddard view, is a record of inner declaration rather than a journey of distance. Abraham’s words Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you are the spoken promise of a state of consciousness. The 'young men' and the 'ass' symbolize outer conditions and appearances; the real event is the inward movement: a decision to enter worship by imagination and to rest in the assurance of return. The lad represents the youthful, trusting part of self, the faith that does not negotiate reality but accepts it as given. When Abraham says they will go and worship and come again, he is declaring the unity of the self with the Divine I AM, the awareness that sustains life and makes a return inevitable. The outward scene can only reflect a shifted inner state: a fearless covenant loyalty that trusts that genuine worship alters the inner pattern long before any external result manifests. Treat this verse as a practical reminder: you are the I AM, and by worship you revise the story and secure a return in your experience.