#A009 Guardian of the Innocent

Angel Guardian of the Innocent,we call upon you from our heartsfor the children and the creaturesof the Earth.Guard, protect, shield, enfoldthese trusting ones entrusted to us.Walk with us into the Daywhere none go in fear and none is harmed,where open hearts of beasts & babes are knownand all the Earth becomes a sacred home. © Gabrielle Herbertson Poet Gabrielle Herbertson has composed 6 lovely and invocative prayers for the backs of the new angels.Gabrielle writes and sometimes teaches poetry, essays, and stories, using words as invitations to the things beyond words. She has been doing this for four decades — through schools, independently, with young people, and in solitude. "Composing the Angel prayers is its own prayer. I reach out to the divine presence, joining my heart with all who need their help — from there, words can hope to bridge." She lives with her partner in the mountains of northern New Mexico.