Universal Praise, Inner Presence

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the scripture, the word 'nations' and 'people' symbolize the manifold states of consciousness that claim your attention. The true universal invitation is not to travel to a distant temple, but to awaken to the I AM present as your awareness. When you imagine praising the LORD, you are not praising a deity outside you; you are acknowledging the I AM that you are, and you draw all your inner voices into harmony. Each 'nation'—fear, desire, memory, hope—hears the call and aligns itself with the one Presence. In that alignment, the sense of separation dissolves and a single Presence, the Presence of God, fills your inner arena. Imagination creates reality; by supposing, feeling, and assenting that you are now in constant praise, you enact the condition of fulfillment. The verse is your reminder that worship is a state of consciousness in which gratitude and trust saturate thought, until outward events reflect the inner unity you already affirm.