Inner Petition for Favor and Mercy

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider that the 'these are thy servants and thy people' is not a place in time but your present state of awareness. I am the cupbearer of my life, carrying the liquid of experience to the king of appearances, and the 'great power' and 'strong hand' are my inner I AM, the unwavering power of imagination that holds the vision intact. When I say, 'let thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant,' I am training my inner ear to hear the conviction that it is done. The 'prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name' is my resolve to tread reverently, to keep the vision sacred. 'Prosper thy servant this day' is not begging but declaring that my day is already prosperous in imagination. 'Grant him mercy in the sight of this man' becomes mercy from the world when I move as one who already possesses the state. For I am the king’s cupbearer in this drama of life, carrying the cup of experience to my day’s dialogue, and by imagining rightly I awaken the power that makes it so.