Beyond Lip Service

Neville's Inner Vision

That which the prophet calls lip service is a state of divided attention, not merely verbal mischief. In the present moment you must see that the heart is not distant because of fate, but because belief has built a wall between you and the I AM. When a people approach the altar with mouth and lips, they have allowed the inner quiet to be crowded out by the precepts of men. The I AM is not distant law; it is the innermost awareness you call your own being. To awaken, reverse the order: imagine the heart already united with God, feel reverence as an inner certainty, not a rule you observe. Your fear toward the divine is a habit learned from tradition; unlearn it by returning to your original state—the I AM present here and now. The Father is not impressed by rhetoric; he is the I AM within you awaiting your acknowledgment. Rest in that present awareness, and outward worship will unfold as the natural expression of your realized identity.