Noon Feast of Inner Hospitality

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 43:16–17 unfolds as a map of the inner state I am claiming now. When Joseph sees Benjamin with them, I hear the I AM within me calling, 'Bring these states home, and make ready, for they shall dine with me at noon.' The ruler of the house is my inner executive; when that ruler acts, bringing the men into Joseph's house, I am aligning outer events with an inner decision. The noon feast is the moment of recognition—the presence of God within—where former separation dissolves into unity. Joseph's command to the steward and the steward's obedience show that I must yield to the inner authority that has already named the outcome. Benjamin, the beloved son, represents the new state I am bringing forth from within, not through argument but through hospitality: I welcome all aspects of myself to the table of awareness. The old self that believed in lack or fear is slain in the sense of being released; the feast confirms that the I AM now hosts the realized dream.