The Elder Son’s Abundant Welcome

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that the elder son is not separate from the father's wealth; he and the father are one in consciousness. The father’s words—you are ever with me, and all that I have is thine—are not external decree but a declaration of your own I AM state. The prodigal's return is the moment consciousness awakens to its own wholeness: death becoming life, lostness becoming foundness when you recognize that nothing is missing from your being. The celebration is the natural joy of awareness recognizing its own abundance and mercy. When you identify with the I AM that never leaves your side, you stop seeking; you begin receiving. The father does not demand; he affirms. This is the shift from lack to limitless supply: you are living within the realm of your own mind and its unbounded favors. The elder son’s traditional posture dissolves into the realization that every reward of the father is already yours; forgiveness is the reinstatement of unity, not a concession.