Inner Sword of Repentance

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the Neville lens, this verse is a portrait of your inner kingdom. Repentance becomes a turning of consciousness, a willing revision of the sentences you repeatedly utter in the chamber of your mind. The quick coming is the immediate effect of thoughts you persist in; the sword of my mouth is not a weapon wielded by a deity against others, but the sharp, precise Word you speak within yourself. Your I AM—the awareness that remains when stories fade—must judge the quality of your inner speech. When you notice fear, lack, or complaint, you may fight them by declaring a new sentence: I AM the truth of my being; I move in alignment with good; all things work for my good now. The sword cuts away the old program by illuminating it with a new conviction. Therefore, repent by fixing your attention on the one unassailable fact: I AM. Speak from that fact, imagine from that state, and let the rest dissolve.