Inner Reproach and Zeal

Neville's Inner Vision

Plain reading shows reproach for God’s sake, estrangement, zealous temple-fire, and fasting that draws reproach. In Neville’s method, this is not a tale of outward events but a record of a shifting state of consciousness. When I affirm 'for thy sake' I vow allegiance to the I AM within; the reproach and shame arise as movements of awareness, redefining who I am. The 'stranger' and 'alien' are the old identifications dissolving before the new center of attention. The zeal for 'thine house' is the fire of desire to realize divine order in every thought and feeling; as that zeal grows, the reproaches of others fall upon me—the world reflects my inner revisions, not a punishment from heaven. The lines about weeping and fasting become inner discipline, the discipline of letting the old self go and listening to the whisper of the I AM rather than the noise of fear. In this light, sorrow is not a curse but a signal that consciousness is expanding toward God, and every such moment confirms the reality I have already assumed within.