House of Prayer for All
Isaiah 56:7-8 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Isaiah 56 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
God declares that the inner temple is a house of prayer for all peoples, where true worship is joyful and offerings are accepted. In Neville's frame, this points to your own consciousness: when you acknowledge the I AM and gather every part of yourself within that presence, every inner 'outcast' thought is drawn to the altar.
Neville's Inner Vision
Imagine this verse as a declaration of your own consciousness. The 'holy mountain' is the peak of awareness where I AM fully present; the 'house of prayer' is my inner sanctuary where I worship by imagined certainty. The 'burnt offerings' are not rites but the purifications of thought—releasing fear, blame, and limitation, and offering attention, gratitude, and love to the one Presence within. When God says he will gather the outcasts, I see this as the gathering of every neglected part of my being—fears, doubts, old stories—into a single, coherent sense of self. The promise that 'mine house shall be called a house of prayer for all people' speaks to the universality of my inner kingdom: all moods, impulses, and states are welcomed in my awareness. To practice now: assume you are already in that holy temple. Do a quick revision of any troubling thought by telling it, 'Be still; you are included in the I AM.' Feel the oneness until it feels real, and let the imagined unity rearrange your outer circumstances.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes, assume you are already in your holy mountain, and feel all your inner parts gathered in the I AM. Then dwell in the feeling that all thoughts and moods are included in your one Presence.
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