The Vanishing Brook Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the verses as an inner weather report. The 'brethren' are not distant people, but a state of consciousness—the habit-energy of assuming others' constancy. When the stream is cold, the image of support seems clear; as the heat of need or judgment rises, the stream withdraws, revealing that the comfort you trusted came from an inner belief rather than a fixed external reality. In Neville's terms, God is I AM—awareness that can hold any state. The brook's flow changes with the temperature of your imagining. If you cling to the belief that someone else will carry you, you have made that belief your reality; when you revise to see that your own awareness, your I AM, is the eternal source, the stream becomes a spring of steadfast love within. Trust arises not from others but from your renewed sense of presence. Practice the reversal: replace 'they are my support' with 'I am the support of I AM in me and in them' and watch the outer stream transform to reflect your inner unity.