The Prisoner’s Question Within

Neville's Inner Vision

John’s inquiry is the mirror of our crowded inner mind: imprisoned by appearances, he asks if the hoped-for Messiah has arrived or if we must wait for another. In Neville’s view, the prison is a state of consciousness—a belief in lack, separation, and time-bound happenings. 'Works of Christ' are not miracles in the external sense but movements of awareness within; when you hear of them, you are invited to turn from waiting to acknowledging the I AM as the present you. The 'Christ' is not a distant man but the consciousness that you are the embodiment of the Christ, always operating where you are. The two disciples sent forth are your two faculties—attention and belief—going to confirm what you already hold. The moment you revise the question to an inner yes—'Yes, I am the one; I am the coming One now'—the outer events begin to align with that inner state. Thus, John's inquiry becomes the initiation into self-knowledge: you are not waiting for Christ to appear; you awaken to the Christ within as your immediate reality.