Mercy Before the Inner Man

Neville's Inner Vision

This text speaks to the inner drama of your own consciousness. The 'man' before whom mercy is sought is not a broken gate in a distant country; it is the outer image that your awareness projects. To alter the outcome, assume mercy in your own I AM presence first. See Simeon and Benjamin as inner qualities—fear, trust, separation, reunion—being rearranged by a single act of seeing rightly. The command to 'take your brother' and go again means return to the reservoir of unity within, where decision is made and doors are opened. When you declare 'God Almighty give you mercy before the man,' you are not asking a future deity for favours; you are awakening the mercy that already stands at the door of your awareness, ready to release what blocks you. The line 'If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved' becomes a fearless acceptance within your current state, affirming that life persists in consciousness regardless of appearance. Your life responds to your revised inner state with new direction, relief, and provision.