Inner Refuge Psalm 142

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville's teaching, this Psalm becomes a map of inner life rather than a plea to the unseen outside. When my spirit is overwhelmed within me, the indwelling I AM already knows the way my awareness travels; the feeling of being overtaken by overwhelm simply reveals misalignment between thought and the truth of consciousness. The way wherein I walked is the inner path you imagine; snares are the lingering beliefs that imply you are trapped by circumstance. But you look to your right hand and find no outer helper, for the true refuge is not a person but the realization of God-as-you, the I AM in action. Your cry that you are my refuge and my portion in the land of the living declares that your life is measured by divine presence here and now. Attend to the cry; your low state is an invitation to revise your identity and feel deliverance as already accomplished. You are not at the mercy of stronger forces; you are the one who calls the deliverer from within, and thus your perceived persecution dissolves in the light of the inner crown of awareness.