Inner Mercy, Outer Offenses

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of each offense as a disturbance in your own consciousness, a movement that seeks to pull you from the calm awareness I AM. The 'little ones' are the tender states of innocence within you; to offend them is to forget who you are. The warning about the millstone is a reminder: do not anchor yourself to guilt by condemning the offender; choose to keep your own mind free. When a brother trespasses, the instruction to rebuke is not to wound but to awaken—an inner correction that reveals misalignment with your divine state. If repentance arises, forgive, because forgiveness is the activation of your inner harmony, not a favor granted to another. And if the same trespass returns seven times in a day, and as often as it returns repentance arises, you respond with forgiveness again; the repetition shows the habit you are forming: living in the state of I AM, where forgiveness is your natural response. In this way offenses lose their power, and mercy becomes your natural law, transforming conflict into a rhythm of awakening and grace.