Inner Conversation Beyond Norms

Neville's Inner Vision

John 4:27 presents a scene where the notes of social judgment fall away when the Master speaks with the woman. In my vocabulary, the disciples’ marvel is the old self—habit, proof, convention—gawking at a truth it cannot name. The woman is not merely a Samaritan; she is a living symbol of any part of consciousness pushed to the margins. When the I AM speaks through Jesus, it proves that God is present in every encounter, especially with what my society has taught me to overlook. The inner dialogue of the divine does not wait for permission from peers; it awakens when I cease judging and begin listening. If I accept that the same presence speaks to the 'other' within me—the hidden longing, the fear, the desire to be seen—then I am learning to honor the Imago Dei in all facets of myself. My world shifts as I revise the belief that some parts are unworthy of conversation; I become the one who talks with all parts, and love flows through every exchange.