Word, Mercy, and Inner Liberty

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the word as the living law of your own consciousness, not merely ink on a page. When I say, Let thy mercies come unto me according to thy word, I am calling the I AM within to operate as mercy in my life, exactly to the degree my inner decree aligns with that word. Trust in thy word becomes trust in the inner decree; to answer reproach is to answer from the state that already knows peace, not from fear. Do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for I have hoped in thy judgments — this is my vow to keep an inner speech that reflects divine order. Keeping thy law continually yields true freedom: I cease chasing others’ approval and walk by my inner precepts. I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed — for my identity is anchored in truth, not in outer acclaim. I delight in thy commandments and meditate on thy statutes; in time, the practice becomes my living atmosphere, and the world conforms to the light I habitually entertain.