Inner Cross, Healing, and Justification

Neville's Inner Vision

The verse is not a distant rendering of a man nailed to a cross but a map of your own mind. The 'suffering servant' is the state of consciousness that quietly bears every grievance you refuse to see as permanent. When you say 'Surely he hath borne our griefs,' you are admitting that your old identifications can be carried by the I AM within; the 'stripes' are the disciplined thoughts that heal when accepted as correctives rather than punishments. The line 'All we like sheep have gone astray' points to your tendency to wander in belief; yet the Lord lays on him the iniquity of us all—meaning the old self's errors are transmuted when you rely on the inner self, your true self, to carry them. He was oppressed and yet opened not his mouth; in your practice, you accept the impression with quiet faith rather than arguing with it. The servant's death and grave symbolize the old you dying so the new you—prolonged and made fruitful by divine understanding—may arise. Through knowledge of this inner servant, many beliefs are justified; the burden you bore is seen as your invitation to awaken to I AM consciousness and healing.