Temple Cleansing Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville's lens, the temple is your own state of consciousness. The scourge of small cords is not a weapon against others but a discipline of the mind, a purposeful revision of belief that clears the stage on which appearances perform. The merchants, money-changers, and doves symbolize thoughts that trade your fullness for substitutes—fear, pride, approval, and the habit of chasing results. When the inner voice says, 'Take these things hence,' you are hearing the I AM within, the Father’s directive, removing anything that makes your sacred space a marketplace. As you consent to this cleansing, you discover that authority over the temple is the authority of awareness itself; you are not judging outer conditions, but rededicating your inner attention to what is eternal. True worship arises as pure attention—no noise of fear or mixed motives—only the recognition that you are the Father’s house, supported by the always-present I AM. The result is a spacious inner sanctuary where every desire serves a higher purpose, not the ego's merchandising.