Beloved Within: Noon of Awareness

Neville's Inner Vision

I tell you, the 'thou whom my soul loveth' is the I AM within you, the steady Presence that feeds your heart. The question 'where thou feedest' is a request to discover the exact state in which awareness nourishes itself. Noon is not time on the clock but the sweet, present noon of consciousness—the moment when you are fully awake to the Beloved's abundance. To follow the flocks of thy companions is to wander in thoughts conditioned by minor appearances, opinions, and restless striving. When you feel drawn to that external pasture, you are simply forgetting your own inner pasture—where thoughts settle in quiet assurance, where feeling is real and imaginal acts are believed. The Beloved feeds wherever you are fully present, wherever you imagine the I AM as your constant sustenance. Return your attention to your inner pasture now; revoke the habit of looking outward for nourishment. Rest your flock in the noon of awareness, and the presence of God will restore your sense of self as love.