Cry to the Inner I AM

Neville's Inner Vision

Psalm 88:1 speaks of a cry that comes from the very center of I AM—God as my salvation, not an external deliverer. When you hear 'O LORD God of my salvation,' you are hearing the realization that salvation is a state of consciousness you already inhabit. 'I have cried day and night before thee' is not needful noise but the rhythm of your attention turning inward, repeatedly, with unwavering faith that you are seen by the Self that you are. In Neville's terms, the psalmist does not appeal to another power; he acknowledges that the power is I AM, the source of every relief and every joy. Therefore, to reinterpret this verse is to practice an inner assumption: imagine the very feeling of being saved, now. Enter the scene as the I AM who has already resolved every trouble, and dwell there until the sense of separation dissolves into unity with the Self. Your prayers become revisions of your state, not whisperings to a distant deity. As you persist, the inner theophany unfolds in your outer life.