Inner Lament, Covenant Return

Neville's Inner Vision

Like a virgin girded with sackcloth, the people are summoned to drop noise and defense and return to the intimate bond with God within. In Neville's register, the husband of her youth stands for the I AM—the constant awareness that animates every moment. The lament is not a doom-filled cry, but a turning of imagination back to the original, faithful state you already possess. When you feel the ache, you are not broken; you are choosing to re-create your inner atmosphere so that the covenant is renewed in your consciousness. The veil of hardship becomes a symbol of the old self that yields to a new recognition: you are the I AM, and your life and events unfold from that center. The grain of sackcloth is humility, the pure readiness to revise your assumption until it aligns with the truth you want to live. Allow the emotion to burn away fear and doubt, leaving the steady sense of belonging to your divine source.