Crooked Ways, Lasting Peace

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that the psalm speaks not of geography, but of inner turning. The 'crooked ways' are the bent thoughts and images your imagination has entertained; to dwell in them is to move your entire consciousness into a company that walks apart from peace. When you identify with that collective dream—the workers of iniquity—you are led forth by it, as if your awareness follows an outer procession. Neville's teaching shows that 'God' is the I AM within you, the pure awareness that can alter its focus. To interpret 'Israel' as your central, whole nature, the verse promises that peace rests there when you refuse to give attention to guilt, blame, or separation. The moment you assume the feeling of being one with your inner Israel—complete, indivisible, and at rest—the surrounding judgments dissolve, and the impression of a peaceful state becomes your reality. Peace is not achieved by changing externals but by turning your attention home to the I AM and training it to stay there, undisturbed by the world of appearances.