Fearful Joy Sparks New Mission
Matthew 28:8 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Matthew 28 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The women depart the tomb with fear and great joy, and rush to tell the disciples.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within this verse, fear and great joy are two expressions of a single resurrection of consciousness. The tomb is the old self, clung to by belief in separation; the moment of seeing the risen truth reveals that the 'I AM' is already awake. Their hurried departure is not merely movement through space, but the decision of the mind to live from the awareness that life is alive within it. The message they carry to the others is the inner assurance you speak aloud when you know you are already the vitality you seek. In Neville's terms, you do not pursue life; you affirm that life is your current state and let the emotional energy—fear transmuted into reverent joy—verify that truth. This is the mechanism by which perception shifts: align with the present possibility, feel it as real, and outward signs follow as natural echo.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: For the next few minutes, close your eyes and imagine you stand before your own tomb of limitation; declare, 'I am risen now,' and feel fear soften into joy as the inner news becomes your present reality, then picture telling your inner circle the good news.
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