Inner Thirst for God

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's sense, the thirst is the call of your I AM to awaken. God is not somewhere apart but the very awareness you call I AM. The dry and thirsty land is the mind's dryness when attention forgets its own source. The first line, 'early will I seek thee,' becomes a daily discipline: each dawn you return your focus to the fact that you are the living expression of divine presence. 'To see thy power and thy glory' means recognizing power and glory as the activity of your own inner consciousness, not as external events. 'Lovingkindness is better than life' points to the inner mercy that nourishes beyond physical vitality. Your lips praising thee and your hands lifted in thy name symbolize speaking and acting from that state, not from lack. 'When I remember thee upon my bed' signals the practice of night meditation, a return to the sanctuary within. The psalm invites you to dwell in this God-state until it saturates every moment and thus demonstrates as your outward world.