Mercy Lift Beyond Death's Gates

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner economy of Neville's teaching, the psalmist’s appeal is not asking God to do something outside you, but awakening you to your own I AM presence where mercy dwells. 'Have mercy' becomes a gentle movement of attention toward your true self, where you cease identifying with the problem and identify with the state of grace that already rescues you. The 'trouble' and those who hate me are inner movements—fear, resistance, self-doubt—that surface when you forget your divine nature. The phrase 'thou that liftest me up from the gates of death' is a renewal of your being: once you assume that you are held, upheld by the I AM, death’s gates lose their power because you now dwell in a reality where mercy is the governing state. Practice: enter the feeling that you are already saved, already free, and let your imagination operate from that premise, not from the lack you fear. The world then adjusts to your inner knowing, and relief appears as your outer experience.