Awakening the Inner Redeemer

Neville's Inner Vision

The cry 'Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord?' is not addressed to a distant deity, but to your own I AM that never slumbers. The places and times in the psalm are states of consciousness: 'arise' is the decisive shift of attention, the moment you stop identifying with limitation and begin living from the awareness that is forever awake. The face of God that seems hidden is the mind veiled by belief in separation; the oppression and dust are the stubborn thoughts and feelings you once took as real. When you say 'arise for our help' you are making a practical assumption: you declare that your inner ruler, the merciful Presence within, has already arisen to redeem you. 'Thy mercies' sake' points to mercy as your true nature, the very law of your being. Redemption then is inner healing, a reorientation of all experience toward that living I AM. Practice this as a daily revision: dwell in the feeling that the Lord is awake within you now, and let your sense of limitation dissolve in that light.