I Am Black Yet Comely

Neville's Inner Vision

To hear these words is to hear the I AM speaking through you. The skin color is but a surface condition, the dream of appearances; the true being remains comely, beloved by the inner Jerusalem. When I declare this, I am not denying the world’s view but proclaiming a higher law: consciousness creates all forms, and form answers to the state of mind. The darkness is not a blame but a dimension in which the inner light shines all the more. The tents of Kedar and the curtains of Solomon symbolize protection and splendor granted by the inner I AM; you are a dwelling-place of grace, not a judgment of the body. Embrace this self-image and you awaken to grace, dignity, humility, and purity as your natural state. What you see in the mirror becomes a testimony to the divine order within, rather than a verdict from without.