Inner Presence Awakens Faith

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice how the narrative turns on the inner sense of absence. The physical distance between Jesus and the tomb mirrors a moment in consciousness when you feel the heart clutched by loss, as if the I AM were elsewhere. In Neville's reading, Martha and Mary speak from two states of mind: the first, a trust that Jesus is near enough to be asked; the second, a fear that death has closed the door. The key is to turn from the condition of separation to the awareness that I AM is always here. When you feel the ache of loss—whether for a person, a situation, or your own sense of wholeness—recognize that you are the one who calls forth reality by how you imagine it. The tomb is merely a symbol of a fixed state; consciousness can revise it by feeling the wish fulfilled as already done. Rest in the assurance that presence and answer are not distant; they are the nature of your awareness now. Cultivate that inner footing, and the Lord you seek becomes the I AM within.