Inner Refuge, Outer Strength

Neville's Inner Vision

Read this as a map of your consciousness. The 'strong nations' are the fixed viewpoints you hold about yourself; the 'city of the terrible nations' is the fortress you build in awareness when you acknowledge the I AM—the ever-present consciousness behind all experience. When you rest in that I AM, you become a strength to the 'poor' and 'needy' within—the doubts, the lack, the fear—that you now nurture with a steady companionship. The 'refuge from the storm' and 'shadow from the heat' are the shelter of stillness you enter in moments of distress; the storm against the wall is the pushing wind of thought that tests your conviction. But the wall is not a barrier; it is the frame your imagination uses to allow the divine presence to enter as order and mercy. As you honor the inner ruler, the external appears with new courage; the world ‘glorifies’ the inner power you have claimed, and fear recedes before the light of your realized I AM.