Joy Beyond Circumstance

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the line not as a promise of earthly wealth, but as a statement of your internal state. In Neville's sense, God is the I AM within, and 'gladness' is a movement of consciousness, a quality of awareness that arises when you accept yourself as already blessed. When you perceive the psalmist's joy as the natural condition of the Self, you understand that 'their corn and their wine increased' refers to external signs which the senses report, but do not define you. The real increase is the inner sense of sufficiency, trust, and light that no outward event can diminish. To embody this, you can make a simple assumption: 'I am the glad heart now,' and dwell in the feeling of that assumption. Let any thought of lack revise to a memory of this inner state; let the day’s events be experienced through the assurance that God is within, guiding every moment toward fullness. As you practice, your awareness expands until the perception of joy rests independent of circumstance.