Gratitude of the I AM

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the LORD is the I AM that you are aware of. When you cultivate gratitude for what you perceive as goodness, you awaken to a state of consciousness in which mercy is not a happenstance but the atmosphere of your being. Your inner life shifts toward a perpetual appreciation, and you begin to see that the mercy described in the verse is the ongoing mercy of your own awareness—unconditional, enduring, and infinitely available. As you acknowledge that the I AM is good, you stop seeking goodness outside and let the inner disposition of gratitude saturate your thoughts, feelings, and imagined scenes. This inner movement reshapes your experiences because events are formed by your state of consciousness. The claim "mercy endureth for ever" becomes your lived certainty, a steady pulse beneath every moment. You are not asking for mercy; you are recognizing it as the nature of your own I AM and the reality you inhabit. In this light, thanksgiving is not a ritual but the effective posture of being.