Inner Borders of Ephraim

Neville's Inner Vision

I see the border from Janohah to the sea as a symbol of the boundary I cast in my own mind. Ephraim’s inheritance becomes the contents of my inner kingdom: a defined territory where loyalty to the covenant—my I AM—binds thoughts, desires, and actions into unity. The borders are not a collection of places, but the conditions of mind that allow my family, my relationships, and my care for others to flourish. To complete this map is to accept responsibility for what I dwell upon; I choose the boundaries that keep the mind fertile, where stewardship and creation care are natural expressions of love. When I imagine the land ending at the sea, I am reminded that the sea is endless possibility, not a limit. The unity of my inner community—the thoughts I share with others—receives its form from this self-imposed boundary. Thus, the inheritance comes not by outward acquisition but by inward fidelity: I am the map, the land, and the law within.