Quieting the Cry Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Psalm 88:1-2, through Neville’s inner-eye, is not a petition to a distant God but a description of the state of consciousness in which you live. The I AM stands as the soundless presencing of being; the God of my salvation is the awareness that saves by returning attention to what I consider real. When the psalmist says day and night, he marks the steady, unbroken focus of consciousness upon a desired end. Let my prayer come before thee is the act of allowing your awareness to bring the wish into the field of present experience; incline thine ear unto my cry becomes the deliberate turning of attention toward the inner signal you are sending to your own heart. You are not petitioning a stranger; you are recognizing that your inner disposition—faith, perseverance, gratitude—is already listening and answering. The verse invites you to practice the art of living from the end: imagine the fulfilled desire as if it already exists, feel its reality, and remain quiet until the sense of fulfillment fills your being. The Father’s ear is your own attention, opened by consistent inner listening and unwavering belief.