Valley to Table of Grace

Neville's Inner Vision

Enter the valley not as a place to fear, but as the inner landscape where you awaken to the I AM that walks beside you. The shadow is a belief; the words 'thou art with me' are the recognition that awareness itself accompanies you, steadies you, and guides your steps. The rod and the staff become your inner imaginings—disciplines that keep your mind fixed on safety and trust. When you set a table before your enemies, you claim that even amid conflict your inner reality overflows with sufficiency; you are anointed with oil—the sign that you are consecrated by the One you call God, the You who is always present. Your cup runs over, a symbol of the abundance flowing from this state of consciousness. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow you all your days when you live in that state; and dwelling in the house of the LORD forever is rest in unchanging awareness. The whole psalm becomes a practice: assume the feeling that you are always held in that presence, and let your life unfold from the remembered truth of your infinite in-dwelling.