Inner Robes of Restoration

Neville's Inner Vision

Luke 15:22-24 is not a tale about distant lands; it is a parable of inner states. The father represents the I AM—the living awareness that never leaves you. When the prodigal returns, the inner court of your mind dresses him anew: the best robe speaks of your true identity clothed in divine being; the ring on the hand signifies authority and rightful self-command; shoes on the feet declare readiness to walk in your renewed state without guilt; the fatted calf and feast symbolize abundance and the joy of being found by yourself in the inner recognition that you are not lost but discovered. The cry, this my son was dead, and is alive again means your former belief in separation has died and your true life awakens in consciousness. The merry feast is the inner celebration of the shift from lack to fullness. Your job is to live as if you are the returned son now—assume the feeling of being fully restored, and your outer scene follows as your inner state.