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Rhagfyr
‘03
Annwyl Gyd-Arweinydd Cristnogl
Ynglŷn â: Menter Gweddi Caleb dros Cymru – Dydd Sul, Ionawr 4ydd ‘04
Gwahoddwn Eglwysi a Chapeli yng Nghymru i gynnwys y geiriau isod mewn Gwasanaeth/Oedfa ar y Sul cyntaf yn 2004
“Wrth I ni gamu i’r Flwyddyn Newydd hon rydyn
hefyd yn cerdded i mewn i’r Ganfed Flwyddyn ers y tywalltiad nerthol hwnnw
o’r Ysbryd Glân ar Gymru pan ddarganfu miloedd lawer fywyd a
gobaith newydd yn Iesu Grist. Taniwyd ieuenctid.Ailddarganfu pobl hŷn yn eu llawenydd. Trawsnewidiwyd cymunedau
cyfain. Effeithiwyd ar genhedloedd.
Heddiw, saif Cymru mewn angen mawr am dywalltiad newydd.
“Y mae’n bryd ceisio’r Arglwydd” (Hosea 10:12). Felly, unwn gyda’n brodyr
a’n chwiorydd yng Nghrist ledled ein gwlad wrth i ni ymbil o’r newydd ar
Dduw a gweddio Gweddi Caleb dros Gymru:”
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“O Uchel Frenin Nef, Amen.” |
Amen.” |
Cefndir
Ganwyd Gweddi Caleb
dros Gymru yma yn Ffald-y-Brenin ddwy flynedd yn ol a defnyddir hi yn ein
Gwasanaeth dyddiol yn a Capel. Defnyddiwyd Gweddi Caleb gan
gynulleidfaoedd Cymraeg a Saesneg eu hiath ac fel amlinelliad ar gyfer nifer o
Gyrddau Gweddi ledled Cymru gan gynnwys amryw ar Faes y Sioe Frenhinol. Dros y
ddwy flynedd diwethaf mae miloedd o bobl ar draws y byd wedi ymrwymo i’w gweddïo’n
ddyddiol.
Ym
mis Medi 2002 gweddi wyd Gweddi Caleb fel gweithred genedlaethol o
gydsafiad ac edifeirwch drwy holl wlad Namibia yn Ne Gorllewin Affrica.
Wrth
i ni gofio am y pethau rhyfeddol a wnaeth Duw yng Nghymru gan mlynedd yn ol
(89,000 yn cael eu bedyddio i Gorff Crist o fewn misoedd cyntaf y diwygiad)
rhown ddiolch, ond hefyd oedwn i gydnabod yr angen dirfawr ar i Dduw ymweld â
ni eto.
Nawr yw’r amser i Gristnogion yng Nghymru ymbil yn y ddwy iaith ag un llais ar Dduw dros eu Cenedl. Dyma ffordd syml o wneud hyn.
Awrgrymiadau ar gyfer y Gwasanaeth/yr Oedfa
Ystyriwch i :
Argrafffu’r
geiriau yn eich cylchlythyr.
Roi
copi o Weddi Caleb i bob aelod o’ch cynulleidfa gan ofyn iddyn nhw
ymuno yn y man priodol.Yna gofynnwch iddynt ei defnyddio’n ddyddiol yn eu
hamseroedd o weddi bersonol. (Mae copiau printiedig ar gael oddi yma am bris
rhesymol.)
Bregethu
o Hosea 10:12 “..triniwch i chwifraenar; y mae’n bryd ceisio’r Arglwydd,
nes iddo ddod a glawio cyfiawnder arnoch.”
Wrth
i ni symud tuag at Ganmlwyddiant tân diwygiad yng Nghymru, llefwn
– “Tyred Arglwydd Iesu. Clyw ein cri. Ildiwn ein syniadau rhagdybiedig o
ddiwygiad. Tryd fel y mynni Di. Ond tyred. Gogoneddder Di yng Nghymru unwaith
eto. Amen.”
Eich
gwas yn Iesu Grist,
Roy Godwin
December ‘03
Dear Fellow Christian Leader,
Re: The Caleb Prayer Initiative For Wales - Sunday January 4th ‘04
We invite Churches and Chapels in Wales to incorporate the text below into their Service on the first Sunday of 2004:
“As we move into this New Year we also enter in to the Centenary Year of that great outpouring of the Holy Spirit within Wales when scores of thousands found life and new hope in Jesus Christ. Young people were set on fire. Older folk recovered their joy. Whole communities were transformed. Nations were touched.
Today, Wales stands in great need of a new outpouring.
‘It is time to seek the Lord’ (Hos. 10:12). Therefore, we join with our Christian brothers and
sisters across this Land as we cry out anew to God and pray the Caleb
Prayer for Wales:”
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Amen.” |
“O Uchel Frenin Nef, Amen.” |
Background
The
Caleb Prayer for Wales originated here at Ffald-y-Brenin 2 years ago and
is used in our daily Chapel Service. The Caleb Prayer has been used in
Welsh and English congregations and as an outline for many Prayer Meetings
across Wales, including several at the Royal Welsh Showground. Over
the last 2 years thousands of people from around the world have committed
themselves to praying it daily.
In
September 2002 the Caleb Prayer was prayed as a national act of
solidarity and repentance right across Namibia, South West Africa.
As
we remember the wonderful things that God did here in Wales a hundred years ago
(89,000 baptised into the Body of Christ in the first few months of revival
alone) we give thanks, but we also pause to recognise the tremendous need for
God to visit us again.
Now
is the time for Christians in Wales to cry out in both languages with one voice
to God for their Nation. Here is a simple way of doing so.
Suggestions for the Service
Why not consider:
Printing the text in your newsletter.
Giving
a copy of the Caleb Prayer to each member of your congregation, asking
them to join in at the appropriate moment. Then ask them to use it in their own
daily prayer times. (Printed copies are available from here at nominal cost.)
Preaching
from Hosea 10:12. “…break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the
Lord, until He comes and showers righteousness upon you”.
As we move towards the Centenary
of revival fire in Wales, we cry out – “Come Lord Jesus. Hear
our cry. We lay down our preconceived ideas of
revival. Come as you will. But come. Be glorified in
Wales once more. Amen.”
Your
servant for Jesus’ sake.
Roy Godwin
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