Baby, Baby, Can't You hear My Heartbeat

How many ways can a heart break? A bad break-up with a boyfriend, or worse, your boyfriend dates your best friend. A divorce. A loved one dies all too sudden. You lost your job and cannot understand the reason. Or you don't listen to your heart, and live a life that leaves you bored, listless and frustrated. The Bible states specifically, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. I wrote a line in my book...without the heart you can't find your way home. Greeting cards show pictures of red hearts with loving sentiments written inside. The heart is love. It is life-affirming. The other day I watched on a big flat screen two tiny hearts beat. Stunned, I moved closer to catch a better look. Yes, the technician said, that is the heart. I looked at my daughter, who had a wide grin pasted on her face. She is three months pregnant, and had the awesome experience of witnessing her twins' hearts beat. This made me ponder the magnificence of the human heart. These hearts were the centerpiece of the stage, they thumped, pounded, and were illuminated like shining stars. Yes, the hands and feet moved and yes, the spine shone like a fluorescent toy wand, but there was no mistaking the power of those two tiny organs. Before the doctor finished, she said, just think, those hearts could beat for ninety more years. I was thinking today of how I could guard my heart. To protect it and appreciate its goodness. For surely, it is the wellspring of life.