Inner Barabbas and Christ Within

Neville's Inner Vision

View the scene as a mirror of consciousness. The governor is your outward mind, seeking a painless solution; the crowd represents a chorus of beliefs pressing for quick release from inner truth. Barabbas, the released prisoner, is the ego's old self - violence, fear, and false freedom dressed as mercy. Jesus, called Christ, is your indwelling awareness, the truth that cannot be hurried or manipulated by preference. When the crowd cries, 'Crucify him,' it is the inner push to deny the Christ and cling to familiar identities. Pilate's gesture of washing hands is the moment your outward will tries to escape responsibility for the thoughts it has believed. Yet the declaration of blood on self and children marks the moment you must own the thought-world you have created with belief. In truth, all is contained in you. The decision to release Barabbas or to recognize the Christ is a choice of states of consciousness. When you revise with this awareness, you do not condemn; you simply let the old self die to reveal the immutable presence of the I AM, the Christ within. The crucifixion becomes a rite of initiation into your awakened self, and redemption arises as you accept responsibility for your inner world.