Lazarus Comes Forth Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of Lazarus not as a man long dead, but as a state of consciousness within you. The tomb is any habit of limitation; the call is the I AM awareness that asserts life here and now. When you hear that cry, you are not seeking some separate event in time, but performing a revision of your sense of self. The words are not historical record; they are a technique: assume the feeling that life is now, that your inner man is alive and free, regardless of appearances. Your faith is the 'voice' that commands the inner energy to obey, and the resistance you feel is simply old identification dying. By hearing the call 'come forth' and answering with the felt reality of life, you awaken latent powers, you bring forth ideas, conditions, and relationships that reflect your renewed state. The moment you claim 'I AM alive now,' you step out of the tomb of doubt into a present kingdom of vitality.