Guardian of the Heart

(My Love Keeps Watch)

Ummmmmmmm…

Dear One:

Master of Love…

Are you my Guardian?

Master:

No, Dear One.

Then who watches over me?

You do.

Me?

You.

But I don’t know how.

Then listen.

To whom?

To the heart
entrusted to you.

[Organ blooms]

Before you guard
another heart—
you must become
the Guardian
of your own.

Is that selfish?

No.

Must I put myself
above everyone?

No.

Then why begin with me?

Because you cannot guard another
while abandoning yourself.

Must I harden my heart?

No, Dear One.

Should I build a wall?

Build a gate.

What is the difference?

A wall is governed by fear.

And a gate?

A gate is governed
by discernment.

Who holds the key?

You do.

My Love keeps watch!
(Keep watch! Keep watch!)

At the gate
of my heart!
(Of my heart!)

Not closing me in,
not shutting Love out—

Love hears the whisper
before it becomes a shout!

My Love keeps watch!
(Keep watch! Keep watch!)

Through the long night,
through the dark—

A faithful light
at the gate of my heart!

My Love keeps watch!

What opens the gate?

Truth.

Respect.

A Love that does not ask you
to disappear.

What closes the gate?

Cruelty.

Control.

A Love that demands
you betray your soul.

Is fear my Guardian?

No!

Fear sees an enemy
at every door.

Is shame my Guardian?

No!

Shame hides your heart
and calls it safety.

Is jealousy my Guardian?

No!

Jealousy locks another heart
to quiet its own terror.

Then who is my Guardian?

Love—

awake within you.

Who hears my no?

Love hears your no!

Who protects my yes?

Love protects your yes!

Who holds the key?

I hold the key!

Who guards this heart?

I guard this heart!

My Love keeps watch!
(Keep watch! Keep watch!)

At the gate
of my heart!
(Of my heart!)

Not closing me in,
not shutting Love out—

Love hears the whisper
before it becomes a shout!

My Love keeps watch!
(My Love keeps watch!)

Master…

Can the Guardian
keep my heart from breaking?

No.

Then what can the Guardian promise?

When your heart breaks—

I will not abandon it.

When your voice trembles—

I will still believe it.

When you lose your way—

I will sit beside it
until the light returns.

Can I keep all sorrow outside?

No.

Then what am I guarding against?

The moment you surrender yourself
to keep someone else.

Keep someone else…
someone else…
else…

Can others help guard me?

Yes, Dear One.

Even the Guardian
needs a Guardian.

Then I do not stand watch alone?

Never.

My Love keeps watch!
(We keep watch!)

At the gate
of every heart!
(Every heart!)

No chain called Love!
No cage called care!

No heart abandoned
just to keep someone there!

My Love keeps watch!
(We keep watch!)

Open to Love,
awake in the dark—

A circle of light
around every heart!

Where does the Guardian sit?

At the Roundtable of Love.

What does the Guardian bring?

Attention.

Discernment.

The promise to remain.

And what is the Guardian’s vow?

Heart within me—

I will hear you
when you whisper.

I will guard you
without hardening you.

I will open
when Love is faithful.

I will close
when harm approaches.

I will not abandon you
to be chosen.

Ummmmmmmm…

My Love keeps watch…
(My Love keeps watch…)

My heart is not a prison…
(My heart is not a prison…)

My heart is not alone…
(My heart is not alone…)

Love awake within me…

keeps watch.

Keep watch…
keep watch…
keep watch…