From Servant to Brother Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Onesimus is a state of consciousness you once abandoned; his departure for a season mirrors the recurring mental movements that pull you away from your I AM, from the awareness that you are the authority of your own life. To receive him forever is to will this state back into your life as a brother, not a servant; to treat him as a partner in the divine household rather than a remnant of old bondage. Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, especially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord, means you elevate this inner state to full equality within your soul - flesh and Lord-consciousness united. In Neville terms, you do not conquer impulses by force but by inner assumption, by the feeling that the wish is already fulfilled. See Onesimus as your equal in spirit, a companion in your journey, and let the I AM fuse the two states until they are inseparable. When you dwell in the feeling that this brother is yours in the Lord, you dissolve separation and birth a new harmony into your life.