Gwreiddio yn Nuw? Rooted in God?

Gwreiddio yn Nuw? 

Rooted in God? 

Llyfryn y Grawys 

A Lent Book

Daw’r dyfyniadau ysgrythurol o’r 

Beibl Cymraeg Newydd Diwygiedig. 

Mae gweddill y testun, gan gynnwys 

y gweddïau a’r addasiadau o’r Beibl, 

wedi’i ysgrifennu gan Janet Fletcher, 

wedi ei olygu â chymorth cydweithwyr 

esgobaethol ac wedi ei gyfieithu gan 

Siôn Aled Owen. 

Hawlfraint © Bwrdd Cyllid Esgobaeth Bangor 2017 

The biblical extracts are from the New 

Revised Standard Version of the Bible. 

All other writing, including prayers 

and adaptations of the Bible is by 

Janet Fletcher, with editorial assistance 

from diocesan colleagues and a 

translation by Siôn Aled Owen. 

Copyright © Bangor Diocesan Board of Finance 2017 

Cynhyrchwyd â chymorth 

grant gan All Churches Trust. 

Produced with the aid of a grant 

from the All Churches Trust.

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4Dau ddarlleniad allweddol 

Two key readings 

6Rhagarweiniad 

Introduction 

7Beth mae bod wedi ein 

gwreiddio yn Nuw’n ei olygu? 

What does it mean to be 

rooted in God? 

8Sut i ddefnyddio’r llyfr hwn 

How to use this book 

9Sut i ddefnyddio’r Goeden 

a gweddïo gyda hi 

How to use and pray 

with the Tree 

10 

I’r sawl sy’n arwain 

cwrs Grawys 

For those leading 

a Lent course 

13 

Ymgodymu? 

Wythnos Gyntaf y Grawys 

Wrestling? 

The First Week of Lent 

25 

Rhoi? 

Ail Wythnos y Grawys 

Giving? 

The Second Week of Lent 

37 

Datguddio? 

Trydedd Wythnos y Grawys 

Revealing? 

The Third Week of Lent 

49 

Perthyn? 

Pedwaredd Wythnos y Grawys 

Belonging? 

The Fourth Week of Lent 

61 

Dyheu? 

Pumed Wythnos y Grawys 

Desiring? 

The Fifth Week of Lent 

74 

Addo? 

Chweched Wythnos y Grawys 

Promising? 

The Sixth Week of Lent 

78 

Gwasanaethu? 

Dydd Iau Cablyd 

Serving? 

Maundy Thursday 

82 

Marw? 

Dydd Gwener y Groglith 

Dying? 

Good Friday 

86 

Disgwyl? 

Noswyl y Pasg 

Waiting? 

Holy Saturday 

91 

Byw? 

Sul y Pasg 

Living? 

Easter Day

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Dau ddarlleniad allweddol 

Diarhebion 3:13-18 

Gwyn ei fyd y sawl a gafodd ddoethineb, 

a’r un sy’n berchen deall. 

Y mae mwy o elw ynddi nag mewn arian, 

a’i chynnyrch yn well nag aur. 

Y mae’n fwy gwerthfawr na gemau, 

ac nid yw dim a ddymuni yn debyg iddi. 

Yn ei llaw dde y mae hir oes, 

a chyfoeth ac anrhydedd yn ei llaw chwith. 

Ffyrdd hyfryd yw ei ffyrdd, 

a heddwch sydd ar ei holl lwybrau. 

Y mae’n bren bywyd i’r neb a gydia ynddi, 

a dedwydd yw’r rhai sy’n glynu wrthi. 

Effesiaid 3:14-21 

Oherwydd hyn yr wyf yn plygu fy ngliniau gerbron y Tad, 

yr hwn y mae pob teulu yn y nefoedd ac ar y ddaear yn cymryd ei enw oddi wrtho. 

Rwyf yn gweddïo y bydd iddo ganiatáu i chwi, yn ôl cyfoeth ei ogoniant, 

gryfder a nerth mewnol trwy’r Ysbryd. 

Rwyf yn gweddïo y bydd i Grist breswylio yn eich calonnau drwy ffydd, 

wrth i chi wreiddio mewn cariad fel eich sylfaen. 

Rwyf yn gweddïo y bydd i chi gael eich galluogi i amgyffred ynghyd â’r holl saint 

beth yw lled a hyd ac uchder a dyfnder cariad Crist. 

Rwyf yn gweddïo y bydd i chi wybod am y cariad hwnnw, er ei fod uwchlaw gwybodaeth. 

Felly dygir chwi i gyflawnder, hyd at holl gyflawnder Duw. 

Rwyf yn gweddïo ar yr hwn sydd â’r gallu ganddo i wneud yn anhraethol well 

na dim y gallwn ni ei ddeisyfu na’i ddychmygu, trwy’r gallu sydd ar waith ynom ni. 

I Dduw bo’r gogoniant yn yr eglwys ac yng Nghrist Iesu, 

o genhedlaeth i genhedlaeth, byth bythoedd! Amen.

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Two key readings 

Proverbs 3:13-18 

Happy are those who find wisdom, 

and those who get understanding. 

For her income is better than silver, 

and her revenue better than gold. 

She is more precious than jewels, 

and nothing you desire can compare with her. 

Long life is in her right hand; 

in her left hand are riches and honour. 

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 

and all her paths are peace. 

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; 

those who hold her fast are called happy. 

Ephesians 3:14-21 

For this reason I bow my knees before God the Creator, 

from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. 

I pray that, according to the riches of God’s glory, 

you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through the Spirit. 

I pray that, Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, 

as you are being rooted and grounded in love. 

I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, 

what is the breadth and length and height and depth of God’s love. 

I pray that you come to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, 

so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 

I pray to the One who by the power at work within us 

is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine. 

To God be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, 

for ever and ever. Amen.

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Rhagarweiniad 

Introduction 

Fel esgobaeth, rydym wedi ymrwymo 

i feithrin ein disgyblaeth, ein 

hysbrydolrwydd a’n defosiwn. 

Byddwn am geisio Duw yn y pethau 

cyffredin gan ganfod yno ryfeddod ei 

Bresenoldeb. Byddwn am ymestyn ein 

disgwylgarwch mewn gweddi, ehangu’n 

gorwelion a chyfarfod â Duw mewn 

ffyrdd newydd, gan gyflawni’n galwad 

i ddilyn Iesu’n fwy ffyddlon. 

As a diocese, we have committed 

ourselves to nurturing and deepening 

our Christian discipleship, spirituality 

and devotion. Christian discipleship 

means seeking out God in the ordinary 

and finding the extraordinary presence 

of the Divine. It is to stretch out our 

prayerful expectation, to widen our 

horizons and meet with God in new 

ways, and live out more faithfully our 

call to follow the way of Jesus. 

Mae’r alwad i ddilyn Iesu’n alwad i fyw fel disgybl ac 

yn alwad i weddïo. Heb ein bod wedi ein gwreiddio yn 

Nuw mewn gweddi ni fyddwn yn sylwi ar gyffyrddiad 

tawel yr Ysbryd, nac yn clywed tyner lais Duw yn 

siarad â ni drwy drwst prysurdeb pob dydd. 

Mae wythnosau’r Grawys yn galw arnom i oedi ac 

edrych ar ein hunain, ein bywydau, y ffordd rydym yn 

dilyn Iesu a’n gweddïo. Yn ystod y Grawys byddwn yn 

ail-fyw hanesion cyfarwydd, a fydd yn ein harwain yn 

ôl at y Groes ac at yr Atgyfodiad. Ac eto, pob Grawys, 

fe’n gelwir i edrych ar yr hanesion hyn â llygaid 

newydd ac â chalon newydd sy’n agored i bresenoldeb 

Duw drwy’n profiadau ninnau fel yr ydym ni heddiw. 

Deuwn at y Grawys, ac at weddi, fel unigolion unigryw, 

wedi’n mowldio i raddau, wrth gwrs, gan y bobl o’n 

cwmpas. Rydym yn cerdded llwybr ffydd gyda phobl 

eraill ddirifedi, ac eto dim ond fel unigolion y gallwn 

ymateb i alwad Duw i ddilyn, i weddïo ac i ddyfnhau’n 

perthynas â’r Dwyfol yn barhaus. Ni all neb arall 

wneud hynny yn ein lle. Ein dewis ni ydyw, ac nid dewis 

unwaith ac am byth ond dewis beunyddiol. Dyma 

ddewis a phenderfyniad a roir ar waith drwy’n gweddïo 

bob dydd a thrwy’n ffyrdd arbennig ein hunain o 

wasanaethu Duw a dilyn ei alwad. 

The call to follow is a call to discipleship and a call to 

prayer. Without being rooted in God through prayerful 

engagement, we will miss the quiet touch of the Spirit 

and the gentle voice of God speaking to us through the 

noise in the busy rush of our days. 

These weeks of Lent call out to us to pause and look 

at ourselves, our lives, our way of following Jesus 

and our prayer. During Lent we re-enter into familiar 

stories, ones which take us back to the Cross and back 

to the Resurrection. Yet, each Lent, we are called to 

look at these stories with new eyes, and with a new 

heart open to God’s presence, in and through the 

experiences of the person we are at this moment. 

We come to Lent, to prayer, through the uniqueness 

of our individual self, shaped to some extent of 

course by the people around us. In faith we follow 

with countless others, and yet, only we, the individual 

person, can answer God’s call to follow, to pray, to 

be in an ever deepening relationship with the Divine. 

No-one else can do this for us. It is our choice, made 

not simply once, but daily. This is a choice and a 

decision which is then lived out through our daily 

prayer, and through our own particular ways of 

serving and following God’s call.

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Beth mae bod wedi ein 

gwreiddio yn Nuw’n ei olygu? 

What does it mean to be 

rooted in God? 

Gall coeden fod yn ddarlun defnyddiol 

i’n cynorthwyo i feddwl am hyn. Waeth 

pa mor fawr yw coeden, oni bai fod ei 

gwreiddiau yn ei hangori yn ddwfn yn 

y ddaear, bydd yn cwympo’n hawdd yn 

y stormydd sy’n ysgubo dros y tir. 

To enable us to think about this, the 

image of a tree can be very helpful. A 

tree, no matter its size, without having 

its roots deeply embedded within the 

ground, can be easily felled by the 

storms that come and shake the land. 

Heb fod iddi wreiddiau dwfn, gall rhuthr llifogydd neu 

wyntoedd cryfion ddistrywio neu ddadwreiddio unrhyw 

goeden sydd yn eu ffordd. 

Gall y goeden fod yn drosiad ar gyfer ninnau a’n 

bywydau. Gallwn edrych ar wahanol rannu o’r goeden, 

neu agweddau arni - er enghraifft, y boncyff, y dail, y 

canghennau a’r gwreiddiau - i’n cynorthwyo i edrych 

ar y gwahanol rannau ac elfennau o’n bywydau ninnau. 

Gall coeden fod yn dal ac urddasol, yn hudo’n llygaid 

i edmygu ei grym, ond os nad yw wedi ei gwreiddio’n 

gadarn yn y pridd oddi tani, arwynebol a bregus fydd 

ei grym a’i hurddas. Nid oes iddi ddyfnder i’w chynnal. 

Wrth ddarllen yr efengylau, gwelwn nad oedd gwreiddiau 

ffydd y disgyblion bob amser yn ddwfn iawn! Roeddent 

yn amau ac yn methu deall, a bu iddynt fradychu Iesu 

a gwadu eu bod yn ei adnabod. Bodau dynol fel ninnau 

oedd y disgyblion a gallwn ninnau, fel hwythau, deimlo 

bod amrywiol stormydd bywyd yn hyrddio yn ein herbyn 

a’n siglo. Golyga gwreiddio yn y Duw yn yr hwn ‘yr 

ydym yn byw ac yn symud ac yn bod’ (Actau 17:28) 

y bydd ein ffydd yn ein cynnal, pa bynnag brofiadau 

a ddaw i’n rhan drwy fywyd. 

I fyw’n ffyddlon heddiw, rhaid i wreiddiau ein ffydd 

fod yn ddwfn a sefydlog. Rhaid nerthu’r ‘gwreiddiau’ 

hynny drwy weddi, astudio, cyfeillgarwch, cydgyfarfod 

i addoli, ceisio maddeuant, cynorthwyo’n gilydd a 

thrwy geisio heddwch a chyfiawnder ag ysbryd hael. 

Mae gofyn i ni hefyd fod ag ymrwymiad dyfnach bob 

dydd i ddilyn llwybr Iesu, mewn ffydd a chariad. 

Without a depth of rootedness, any passing deluge of 

water or fast moving wind can break down or uproot a 

tree that comes in path. 

We can use the image of a tree as a metaphor for our 

own selves and our own lives. We can look at different 

parts, or aspects, of the tree - e.g. trunk, leaves, 

branches, roots - to help us to look at the different 

aspects and parts of our own life. 

A tree can stand tall and majestic, commanding the eye 

to look and see its power, and yet, without being rooted 

in the ground beneath, its power and majesty is but 

shallow and superficial. It has no depth to sustain it. 

Reading the gospels, we discover that the ‘rootedness’ 

of the disciples’ faith wasn’t always very deep! They 

questioned, they didn’t understand, they betrayed and 

they denied knowing Jesus. Like us the disciples were 

human, and we like them can feel ‘blown about’ and 

shaken by the various storms of life. Rooted in the God 

in whom ‘we live and move and have our being’ 

(Acts 17:28) means our faith will hold us together, 

no matter what experiences in life we go through. 

To live in faith today, the roots of our faith need to 

be deep and secure. Our ‘roots’ need to be grounded 

and held firm by prayer, study, and friendship, by 

gathering together in worship, seeking forgiveness, 

and supporting one another, by offering a generosity 

of spirit in seeking peace and justice. It is also to have 

an ever deepening commitment to follow the way of 

Jesus, in faith and love.

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Sut i ddefnyddio’r llyfryn yma / How to use this book 

Sut i ddefnyddio’r 

llyfr hwn 

How to use 

this book 

Gall unigolion a grwpiau ddefnyddio’r 

llyfr hwn ar gyfer y Grawys. Ceir ynddo 

fyfyrdodau a chwestiynau, darlleniadau 

o’r Beibl a gweddïau i’ch cynorthwyo i 

ddyfnhau eich perthynas â Duw yn ystod 

yr wythnosau hyn. Os defnyddir y llyfr 

gan unigolyn, gellid defnyddio rhannau 

o’r deunydd ar gyfer pob wythnos bob 

dydd drwy’r wythnos yn hytrach nag 

ymdrin â’r cyfan ar un diwrnod. 

This book for Lent can be used by 

individuals and by groups. There are 

reflections and questions, passages 

from the Bible and prayers to help 

engage more deeply with God during 

these weeks. If used by individuals, 

sections of each week could be used 

each day through the week rather 

than all on one day. 

Mae’r deunydd ar gyfer Trydedd Wythnos y Grawys, 

‘Datguddio?’ yn sôn am y gwaith celf gan Tim Iliffe yng 

Nghadeirlan Bangor. Mae’n defnyddio’r ddelwedd o 

goeden acasia Affricanaidd sydd â rhwyd wedi’i daenu 

ar draws ei changhennau ac ar draws corff yr eglwys. 

Gosodir blychau ynghrog ar y goeden a’r rhwyd. Mae’r 

blychau’n cynrychioli blychau meddyginiaeth fel y 

rhai a ddefnyddir gan bobl sydd ag afiechyd meddwl. 

Thema’r artist yw ‘Yn ein meddyliau mae llawer o 

ystafelloedd’, sy’n adleisio Ioan 14, a’r ffordd y gall 

afiechyd meddwl beri i ddioddefwyr deimlo eu bod 

yn symud o un ystafell i’r llall. Derbyniodd y gwaith 

celf gefnogaeth gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, 

Llywodraeth Cymru a’r Loteri Genedlaethol. Fel rhan 

o’r Cwrs Grawys hwn, ceisiwch neilltuo amser i fynd i’r 

Gadeirlan i weld y gwaith celf ac efallai i ofyn am flwch 

i’w addurno ar gyfer ei grogi ar y goeden yn ystod ei 

thaith o gwmpas Cymru. 

Chweched Wythnos y Grawys yw’r Wythnos Fawr. 

Yn hytrach nag un myfyrdod hir, mae’r wythnos hon 

yn cynnwys nifer o fyfyrdodau neu weddïau byrion 

i’n harwain o Sul y Blodau hyd at y Groes ar Ddydd 

Gwener y Groglith, ac o’r fan honno i’r disgwyl tawel 

Noswyl y Pasg a’r Atgyfodiad ar Sul y Pasg. Gellir 

ystyried y rhain gyda’i gilydd os bydd Cwrs Grawys yn 

parhau yn ystod yr Wythnos Fawr, neu gellir gweddïo 

gyda’r deunydd ar eich pen eich hun gartref. 

Lent 3, ‘Revealing?’ includes a mention of the art 

installation by Tim Iliffe in Bangor Cathedral. He uses 

the image of the African acacia tree which has a net 

stretched across its branches, and across the nave. On 

the tree and the netting, boxes will be hung. The boxes 

represent medication boxes as used by those with 

mental ill health. His theme is ‘In our minds there are 

many rooms’ taken from John 14, and how in mental 

ill health there can be the sense of moving from one 

room to another. The art work is supported by the 

Arts Council of Wales, the Welsh Government and the 

National Lottery. As a part of this Lent Course, try to 

make the time to go to the Cathedral to see this art 

work, and maybe ask for a box to decorate to be hung 

on the tree as it travels around Wales. 

Lent 6 takes us into Holy Week. Rather than a long 

reflection, this week has a number of short reflections 

or prayers to take us from Palm Sunday to the Cross 

of Good Friday, and from there to the quiet waiting 

of Holy Saturday and the Resurrection of Easter Day. 

These could be put together if a Lent Course continues 

during Holy Week, or can be prayed at home alone. 

The reflections and thoughts in this book can also be 

used by Worship Leaders. 

Gall Arweinwyr Addoliad hefyd ddefnyddio’r 

trafodaethau a’r myfyrdodau yn y llyfr hwn.

Sut i ddefnyddio’r llyfryn yma / How to use this book 

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Sut i ddefnyddio’r Goeden 

a gweddïo gyda hi 

How to use and 

pray with the Tree 

Efallai eich bod yn gyfarwydd â’r dull 

hwn o weddïo. 

Tynnwch lun o goeden fel y mae hyn y llyfr ar ddarn 

mawr o bapur; neu gallech ddefnyddio’r un yn y llyfr. Yna 

wrth i chi deithio drwy wythnosau’r Grawys, defnyddiwch 

lun y goeden fel rhan o’ch gweddïo personol gerbron 

Duw. Gellid hefyd wneud hynny fel rhan o Gwrs Grawys 

er mwyn myfyrio ar yr hyn rydych wedi’i ddysgu, ei 

ddeall, ei ddirnad a’i drafod yn ystod pob sesiwn. 

Er mwyn gweddïo yn greadigol gyda darlun y goeden, 

edrychwch ar y darnau canlynol ac ysgrifennwch eich 

atebion: 

Y gwreiddiau: 

• I ba raddau mae eich ffydd wedi’i ‘gwreiddio’ yn Nuw? 

• Sut ellid cryfhau’r gwreiddiau hynny? 

Wyneb y tir: 

• Beth yw eich gobeithion a’ch disgwyliadau 

ar gyfer y Grawys hwn? 

• Pwy/Beth sydd wedi’ch cynorthwyo i dyfu mewn ffydd? 

Y boncyff: 

• Pa mor gryf neu gadarn yw eich ffydd? 

• Beth sydd wedi siglo eich ffydd, neu beth allai 

wneud hynny? 

Y canghennau: 

• Sut mae eich ffydd wedi tyfu a datblygu? 

• Sut ddelwedd sydd gennych chi o Dduw? A yw’r 

ddelwedd wedi newid dros y blynyddoedd? 

Os ydyw, sut? 

Y dail: 

• Yn gyffredinol - Beth yw dail eich ffydd - y doniau sydd 

gennych a phopeth y gallwch ei wneud a’i gynnig 

mewn gwasanaeth i Dduw? 

• Ar y goeden - Beth mae angen i chi ei hepgor 

i roi mwy o amser i chi i fod gyda Duw? 

• Yn disgyn - Beth sydd wedi disgyn i’r llawr (profiadau 

personol) sydd wedi herio neu ddyfnhau eich ffydd? 

• Ar y llawr neu yn y pridd - Beth sy’n bwydo eich 

ffydd ac yn cryfhau eich gwreiddiau yn Nuw o 

ddydd i ddydd? 

This may be a way of prayer that 

is familiar. 

Draw a picture of a tree as printed in the book on a 

large piece of paper; or you could use the one in the 

book. Then as you journey through the weeks of Lent, 

use the image of the tree as a part of your personal 

prayer before God. This could also be done as part of 

a Lent Course to reflect upon what has been learnt, 

understood, discerned or discussed within that session. 

To pray creatively with the image of the tree look at 

the following parts of the tree, and write down your 

answers: 

The roots: 

• How ‘rooted’ in God is your faith? 

• How may those roots be strengthened? 

Ground level: 

• What are your hopes and expectations 

for this season of Lent? 

• Who/What has helped you grow in faith? 

The trunk: 

• How strong or ‘sturdy’ is your faith? 

• What has or may ‘shake’ your faith? 

The branches: 

• How has your faith grown and developed? 

• What is your image of God and has it and how 

has it changed over the years? 

The leaves: 

• General - What are the leaves of your faith - the 

gifts you have and all you do and can offer in the 

service of God? 

• On the tree - What do you need to ‘let go’ 

of to give you more time to be with God? 

• Falling - What has fallen to the ground 

(personal experiences) which has challenged 

or deepened your faith? 

• On or in the ground - What nurtures your 

day to day faith and rootedness in God?

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I’r sawl sy’n arwain 

cwrs Grawys 

For those leading 

a Lent course 

Bydd rhai o’r cwestiynau’n cyffwrdd â meddyliau 

personol felly bydd angen sicrhau cyfrinachedd o 

fewn y grŵp. Dylid hefyd annog yr aelodau ond i rannu 

pethau maent yn gyffyrddus ac yn fodlon eu rhannu. 

Efallai na fydd rhai ohonynt am gyfrannu unrhyw beth 

personol, er enghraifft, wrth ystyried afiechyd meddwl, 

ac mae angen iddynt wybod bod hynny’n iawn ac yn 

dderbyniol. 

Efallai y byddwch am dynnu llun o goeden ar ddarn 

mawr o bapur ar gyfer pob wythnos, a hefyd sicrhau bod 

gennych greonau neu farcwyr ffelt ar gyfer ysgrifennu. 

Some of the questions may touch upon personal 

thoughts and so there will be the need to ensure 

confidentiality within the group. Also encourage those 

present only to share what they are comfortable and 

happy to share. It may be that some will not want 

to contribute anything personal, for example, when 

looking at mental ill health, and they need to know 

that that is fine and accepted. 

You may want to draw out a tree on a large piece of 

paper for each week, also to have crayons or felt pens 

to write with.

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13 

Ymgodymu? 


Wythnos Gyntaf y Grawys 

The First Week of Lent

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Ymgodymu? / Wrestling? 

Gweddi agoriadol 

Opening prayer 

Diarhebion 

Gwyn ei fyd y sawl a gafodd ddoethineb, 

a’r un sy’n berchen deall. 

Proverbs 

Happy are those who find wisdom, 

and those who get understanding. 

Effesiaid 

Oherwydd hyn yr wyf yn plygu 

fy ngliniau gerbron y Tad, 

yr hwn y mae pob teulu yn y nefoedd ac 

ar y ddaear yn cymryd ei enw oddi wrtho. 

Ephesians 

For this reason I bow my knees 

before God the Creator, 

from whom every family in heaven 

and on earth takes its name. 

Ar ddechrau tymor y Grawys: 

Boed i mi geisio a chanfod doethineb, 

boed i mi geisio a chanfod deall. 

Deuaf ger dy fron, Dduw’r holl greadigaeth, a phenlinio 

mewn gweddi: 

boed i wreiddiau fy ffydd fod yn ddwfn, 

boed i mi sefyll yn gadarn yn dy bresenoldeb, na foed 

i mi wamalu na syrthio ar fin y ffordd. 

Gyda holl deulu’r eglwys: 

pan fyddaf yn ymgodymu i fod yn ffyddlon, 

llanwa fi â dewrder, 

pan fyddaf yn ymgodymu i barhau mewn gweddi, 

llanwa fi â thangnefedd, 

pan fyddaf yn ymgodymu i ddeall sefyllfa eraill, 

llanwa fi â chariad. 

Amen. 

Gweddi’r Arglwydd, a’i dilyn gan: 

Boed i Ras Duw fy nghysgodi, 

boed i Oleuni Duw fy arwain, 

boed i Dangnefedd Duw fy amgylchynu, 

boed i Gariad Duw fod i mi’n obaith, 

er mwyn dyfnhau fy ffydd a’m gweddïo drwy’r 

Grawys hwn. 

Amen. 

At the beginning of this season of Lent: 

may I seek and find wisdom, 

may I seek and find understanding. 

I come before you, God of all creation, 

and kneel in prayer: 

may the roots of my faith be deep, 

may I stand firm in your presence, 

may I not waver or fall at the wayside. 

With the whole family of the church: 

in my times of wrestling to be faithful, 

fill me with courage, 

in my times of wrestling to be prayerful, 

fill me with peace, 

in my times of wrestling to be understanding, 

fill me with love. 

Amen. 

The Lord’s Prayer, followed by: 

May the Grace of God be upon me, 

the Light of God be my guide, 

the Peace of God be around me, 

the Love of God be my hope, 

to deepen my faith and prayer this Lent. 

Amen.


15 

Ymgodymu? 


Dechreuwn ar ein taith drwy’r 

Grawys drwy atgoffa ein hunain nad 

yw ufuddhau i alwad Iesu bob amser 

yn hawdd! Mae yna adegau, efallai 

llawer o adegau, pan fyddwn yn 

ymgodymu i ddeall beth yn union 

mae ein ffydd yn ei olygu i ni yng 

nghyd-destun y byd o’n cwmpas. Bydd 

adegau hefyd pan allwn ni deimlo’n 

wag neu’n sych wrth geisio Duw mewn 

gweddi, pan fyddwn yn ymgodymu’n 

fewnol i ganfod geiriau gweddi neu’r 

tawelwch ar gyfer gweddïo. 

We begin our Lenten journey with 

a reminder that following the call 

of Jesus is not always easy! There are 

times, and perhaps, many times when 

we wrestle to understand what our faith 

really means to us within the context of 

the wider world. Times too, when we 

may have a feeling of emptiness or 

aridness when seeking God in prayer; 

an inner wrestling to find the words to 

pray or the quietness in which to pray. 

Pryd ydych chi wedi ymgodymu â’ch ffydd? 

When have you wrestled with your faith? 

Pryd ydych chi wedi ymgodymu i weddïo 

a theimlo bod gweddïo’n anodd? 

When have you wrestled and struggled to pray? 

Beth wnaethoch chi ddysgu amdanoch eich 

hun ac am Dduw yn ystod yr adegau hynny? 

What did you learn about yourself 

and about God, during those times?

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Edrych tuag at yr Hen Destament 

Looking to the Old Testament 

Darllenwch drwy’r darn hwn o Lyfr 

Genesis 32:22-32, lle mae Jacob yn 

ymgodymu drwy’r nos. 

Yn y dyddiau hynny: Yn ystod y nos cododd 

Jacob a chymryd ei ddwy wraig, ei ddwy forwyn 

a’i un mab ar ddeg, a chroesi rhyd Jabboc. Wedi 

iddo’u cymryd a’u hanfon dros yr afon, anfonodd 

ei eiddo drosodd hefyd. Gadawyd Jacob ei hunan, 

ac ymgodymodd gŵr ag ef hyd doriad y wawr. 

Pan welodd y gŵr nad oedd yn cael y trechaf arno, 

trawodd wasg ei glun, a datgysylltwyd clun Jacob 

wrth iddo ymgodymu ag ef. 

Yna dywedodd y gŵr, ‘Gollwng fi, oherwydd 

y mae’n gwawrio.’ Ond atebodd yntau, ‘Ni’th 

ollyngaf heb iti fy mendithio.’ ‘Beth yw d’enw?’ 

meddai ef. Ac atebodd yntau, ‘Jacob.’ Yna 

dywedodd, ‘Ni’th elwir Jacob mwyach, ond Israel, 

oherwydd yr wyt wedi ymdrechu â Duw a dynion, 

ac wedi gorchfygu.’ A gofynnodd Jacob iddo, 

‘Dywed imi dy enw.’ Ond dywedodd yntau, ‘Pam 

yr wyt yn gofyn fy enw?’ A bendithiodd ef yno. 

Felly enwodd Jacob y lle Penuel, a dweud, ‘Gwelais 

Dduw wyneb yn wyneb, ond arbedwyd fy mywyd.’ 

Cododd yr haul arno fel yr oedd yn mynd heibio i 

Penuel, ac yr oedd yn gloff o’i glun. Dyna pam nad 

yw plant Israel yn bwyta giewyn gwasg y glun hyd 

heddiw, oherwydd trawo gwasg clun Jacob i fyw 

y giewyn. 

Mae hanes Jacob yn ymgodymu drwy’r nos yn rhoi cip 

i ni ar hanes ehangach ei fywyd yn dilyn galwad Duw. 

Mae’r cyfarfyddiad annisgwyl hwn yn dod yn drobwynt 

ym mywyd Jacob. Roedd ar ei ben ei hun ac yna mae 

dieithryn yn ei gyfarch ac am ymladd. Er mor flinedig 

y byddai Jacob, mae’n ymladd yn ôl ac nid yw am ildio 

nes y bydd yn curo! Wrth i’r haul godi, a’i glun wedi’i 

afleoli, sylweddolodd Jacob â phwy y bu’n ymladd 

drwy’r nos. Mae’n derbyn bendith am iddo ymdrechu 

a threchu. 

Sut fyddai Jacob yn teimlo ar ôl i’r dieithryn ei adael? 

Pa feddyliau a theimladau a fyddai’n rhedeg drwy’i 

feddwl a’i gorff ar ôl yr ornest ymgodymu annisgwyl 

hon? Yn ymarferol, fe adeiladodd allor, ond sut oedd 

Jacob yn emosiynol ac yn ysbrydol, ac at bwy y gallai 

droi i geisio doethineb a deall o’r profiad hwn? 

Read through the passage from the 

Book of Genesis 32:22-32, where Jacob 

wrestles through the night. 

In those days: Jacob got up at night and took his 

two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, 

and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. He took them 

and sent them across the stream, and likewise 

everything that he had. Jacob was left alone; and 

a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the 

man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he 

struck him on the hip socket; and Jacob’s hip was 

put out of joint as he wrestled with him. 

Then he said, ‘Let me go, for the day is breaking.’ 

But Jacob said, ‘I will not let you go, unless you 

bless me.’ So he said to him, ‘What is your name?’ 

And he said, ‘Jacob.’ Then the man said, ‘You shall 

no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you 

have striven with God and with humans, and have 

prevailed.’ Then Jacob asked him, ‘Please tell me 

your name.’ But he said, ‘Why is it that you ask my 

name?’ And there he blessed him. 

So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, ‘For I 

have seen God face to face, and yet my life is 

preserved.’ The sun rose upon him as he passed 

Penuel, limping because of his hip. Therefore to 

this day the Israelites do not eat the thigh muscle 

that is on the hip socket, because he struck Jacob 

on the hip socket at the thigh muscle. 

The story of Jacob wrestling through the night offers 

us a glimpse into the wider story of his life of following 

the call of God. This unexpected meeting becomes a 

turning point in the story of Jacob’s life. He was alone 

and then finds himself accosted by a stranger who wants 

to fight. However tired Jacob may have been, he fights 

back and isn’t going to give in until he’s won! As the 

sun rose, and with his hip out of joint, realisation dawned 

and Jacob knew who he had been fighting with all night. 

He is blessed because he had striven and prevailed. 

How did Jacob feel after the stranger had left him? What 

thoughts and feelings raced through his mind and body 

after this unsought for wrestling match? Practically, he 

built an altar, but emotionally and spiritually how was 

he, and who could he have turned to, to find wisdom 

and understanding from this experience?


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Pam ydych chi’n meddwl y digwyddodd 

yr ornest ymgodymu hon? 

Why do you think this wrestling 

match took place? 

Mae hanes Jacob yn ymgodymu fel petai’n torri ar 

draws llif hanes Jacob, ac eto efallai y’i gosodir ar y 

pwynt hwn am reswm. Cyn y digwyddiad hwn, rydym 

yn cyfarfod â dyn nad oedd bob amser yn ymddwyn 

ag anrhydedd a chariad. Ar ôl i hyn ddigwydd, rydym 

yn cyfarfod â dyn a oedd yn byw ei fywyd mewn ffordd 

wahanol iawn, bywyd a oedd wedi’i wreiddio yn Nuw. 

Bydd adegau yn ein bywydau pan fyddwn ninnau hefyd 

wedi methu ag ymddwyn â chariad ac anrhydedd ar 

ddelw Crist, ac adegau eraill pan fyddwn wedi gwneud 

ein gorau i ddilyn ffordd Duw. Mae hanes Jacob yn 

ymgodymu’n ein hatgoffa nad yw ein taith drwy fywyd 

a chyda Duw bob amser yn hawdd, ac y byddwn ninnau 

hefyd yn wynebu heriau, gofidiau, pryderon ac weithiau 

gornestau ymgodymu. 

Yn ei llyfr, Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope, 

dywed Joan Chittister fod ‘ymgodymu’n dod â ni at 

drothwyon mewn bywyd pan fyddwn wedyn yn dod yn 

bobl newydd, weithiau’n waeth, yn aml yn well, ond 

bob amser yn wahanol’. I raddau helaeth, byddwn 

yn ysgrifennu geiriau ein stori ein hunain, eto bydd 

llawer o bethau’n dylanwadu ar y stori, megis ein 

hamgylchiadau, ein profiadau, ein credoau, aelodau’r 

teulu a chyfeillion a digwyddiadau yn y byd. Prin y 

bydd gwneud penderfyniadau o ddydd i ddydd yn 

golygu ymgodymu cyn darganfod yr ateb neu’r dewis 

cywir. Ar adegau eraill, fodd bynnag, yn arbennig 

mewn cysylltiad â materion pwysicach, materion, 

efallai, na ŵyr neb ond y ni amdanynt, neu rai rydym 

ond wedi ymddiried mewn un person arall amdanynt, 

gallwn wynebu gornest hirach na’r un noson a 

dreuliodd Jacob yn ymgodymu. 

The story of Jacob wrestling seems to break into the 

overall flow of the story of Jacob, and yet maybe it is 

placed where it is for a reason. Before this, we meet 

with a man who didn’t always behave with honour and 

love. After this, we meet with a man whose life is lived 

out very differently, a life lived rooted in God. 

There will be times in our lives when we too haven’t 

acted with Christ-like love and honour, and times when 

we try our best to follow the way of the God. The 

wrestling Jacob reminds us that our journey through 

life and with God, is not always easy, nor without its 

challenges, worries, concerns, and sometimes its 

wrestling matches. 

In her book, Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by 

Hope, Joan Chittister writes that, ‘struggle brings us 

to cross over points in life after which we become new 

people, sometimes worse, often better, but always 

different.’ To a great extent we write the words of 

our own story, and yet it will be influenced by our 

circumstances, experiences, beliefs, family and 

friends, and world events. Often, day to day decision 

making will rarely involve a sense of wrestling before 

discovering the answer or right choice. At other times, 

though, particularly with more serious issues, ones 

perhaps only known to ourselves, or trusted and 

shared with another person, it may mean a longer 

wrestling match than the one night Jacob had.

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Trafodwch y cwestiynau canlynol, ynghylch pethau 

mewn bywyd y gallwn orfod ymgodymu â hwy, mewn 

grwpiau bach, yna rhannwch â’r grŵp cyfan: 

Ymdrin ag adegau o newid mawr - ymddeol, y 

plant yn gadael cartref, wyrion, priodi, cyfyngu ar 

symudedd, gostyngiad mewn incwm, newid neu 

golli swydd, symud cartref, afiechyd, dod yn ofalwr, 

profedigaeth ac ati. 

Y byd gwleidyddol a chymdeithasol - pa blaid 

i bleidleisio drosti, effeithiau Brexit, arweinwyr 

gwledydd y byd, pryderon ynghylch yr amgylchedd, 

masnach deg, ailgylchu, cau banciau a swyddfeydd 

post, prinder trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, toriadau 

llywodraeth leol, gostyngiad mewn cyfleusterau ar 

gyfer pobl o bob oedran, y digartref, pobl sy’n gaeth i 

sylweddau ac arferion ac ati. 

Problemau byd-eang - effaith trychinebau 

naturiol, y bwlch rhwng gwledydd cyfoethog a 

thlawd, economeg fyd-eang, terfysgaeth, rhyfel a 

gwrthdaro, dinistrio tir a threftadaeth genedlaethol, 

pryderon amgylcheddol ac ati. 

Ein ffydd, ein perthynas â Duw a’r eglwys - ateb 

galwad Duw i wasanaethu, neu beidio, teimlo bod 

Duw yn ein profi, sut i rannu ein ffydd ag eraill, 

pryderon ynghylch adeiladau eglwysig, pryderon 

ynghylch dyfodol yr eglwys ac ati. 

Beth mae ein ffydd yn ei olygu ni, neu beth mae’n 

ei ddweud wrthym, wrth i ni ymgodymu â natur 

amlddiwylliannol ac amlgrefyddol y byd heddiw? 

Gall ymgodymu fod yn brofiad cadarnhaol ac yn 

un sy’n cyfoethogi’n bywydau. Gall hefyd fod yn 

brofiad poenus wrth i ni gael ein gorfodi i wynebu’n 

camdybiaethau ynghylch y byd a ni ein hunain. Mae 

Joan Chittister yn ysgrifennu, yng nghyd-destun ei 

ffydd, bod ‘ymgodymu â Duw yn rhan o hanfod bywyd.’ 

Drwyddo byddwn yn dysgu mwy am Dduw, mwy 

amdanom ein hunain a mwy ynghylch ein cyfrifoldeb 

tuag at bawb arall a’r greadigaeth gyfan. 

In small groups, and then share with the whole 

group, consider the following questions of life 

we may wrestle with: 

Dealing with times of transition - retirement, 

children leaving home, grandchildren, marriage, 

restricted mobility, reduced finances, job change, 

redundancy, moving home, ill health, becoming a 

carer, bereavement, etc. 

The political and social world - which party to 

vote for, the effects of Brexit, other world leaders, 

concerns about the environment, fair-trade, 

recycling, closure of banks and post offices, lack of 

public transport, local government cuts, reduced 

facilities for all the ages, the homeless, those with 

addictions, etc. 

The consequences of a global world - effects of 

natural disasters, the difference between rich and 

poor countries, world economics, acts of terrorism, 

war and conflict, destruction of land and national 

heritage, environmental concerns, etc. 

Our faith, our relationship with God and the church - 

answering, or not, a call from God to serve, a sense 

of being tested by God, how to share faith with 

others, concerns about church buildings, concerns 

about the future of the church, etc. 

What does our faith mean to us, or tell us, as we 

wrestle with the multi-cultural and multifaith nature 

of the world today? 

Wrestling can be a positive and life enhancing 

experience. It can also be a painful encounter as 

we are forced to confront the illusions we may have 

about the world and our own selves. Joan Chittister 

writes that in regard of our faith, ‘wrestling with God 

is of the essence of life.’ Through it we learn more 

about God, more about ourselves, and more about 

our responsibility towards all people, all creation.

Edrych tuag at y Testament Newydd 

Looking to the New Testament 


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Darllenwch drwy’r darn hwn o Efengyl 

Mathew 5:1-12: y Gwynfydau. 

Bryd hynny: Pan welodd Iesu y tyrfaoedd, aeth i 

fyny’r mynydd, ac wedi iddo eistedd i lawr, daeth 

ei ddisgyblion ato. Dechreuodd eu hannerch a’u 

dysgu fel hyn: 

‘Gwyn eu byd y rhai sy’n dlodion yn yr ysbryd, 

oherwydd eiddynt hwy yw teyrnas nefoedd. Gwyn 

eu byd y rhai sy’n galaru, oherwydd cânt hwy eu 

cysuro. Gwyn eu byd y rhai addfwyn, oherwydd 

cânt hwy etifeddu’r ddaear. 

Gwyn eu byd y rhai sy’n newynu a sychedu am 

gyfiawnder, oherwydd cânt hwy eu digon. Gwyn 

eu byd y rhai trugarog, oherwydd cânt hwy 

dderbyn trugaredd. Gwyn eu byd y rhai pur eu 

calon, oherwydd cânt hwy weld Duw. Gwyn eu byd 

y tangnefeddwyr, oherwydd cânt hwy eu galw’n 

blant i Dduw. Gwyn eu byd y rhai a erlidiwyd yn 

achos cyfiawnder, oherwydd eiddynt hwy yw 

teyrnas nefoedd. 

Gwyn eich byd pan fydd pobl yn eich gwaradwyddo 

a’ch erlid, ac yn dweud pob math o ddrygair 

celwyddog yn eich erbyn, o’m hachos i. 

Llawenhewch a gorfoleddwch, oherwydd mae eich 

gwobr yn fawr yn y nefoedd, oherwydd felly yn wir 

yr erlidiwyd y proffwydi oedd o’ch blaen chwi.’ 


Gospel of Matthew 5:1-12: the Beatitudes. 

At that time: When Jesus saw the crowds, he 

went up the mountain; and after he sat down, 

his disciples came to him. Then he began to 

speak, and taught them, saying: 

‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the 

kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, 

for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, 

for they will inherit the earth. 

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for 

righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are 

the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed 

are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed 

are the peacemakers, for they will be called 

children of God. Blessed are those who are 

persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs 

is the kingdom of heaven. 

Blessed are you when people revile you and 

persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against 

you falsely on my account. 

Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in 

heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the 

prophets who were before you.’

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Mewn grwpiau bach, trafodwch y darn hwn o 

safbwynt ymgodymu. Yna trafodwch â’r grŵp cyfan. 

Fe glywn bobl yn dweud yn aml ‘cyfrwch eich 

bendithion’, ond beth mae’n ei olygu o ddifrif i gael 

eich bendithio? Petaech chi’n cyfrif eich bendithion, 

pa fendithion fyddech chi’n eu cynnwys? Mae bendithio, 

bendith a chael eich bendithio’n cyfeirio at 

sancteiddrwydd, cysegredigrwydd, bod yn ffodus 

yn yr hyn sydd gennym, a cheisio Duw. 

Mae Iesu’n dweud wrthym yma beth ddylem ei wneud 

os ydym am dderbyn bendith. Er mai ysbrydol yw’r 

bendithion hyn, mae iddynt ganlyniadau ymarferol; 

daw ein gweithredoedd ninnau o’r galon ac maent 

wedi’u sylfaenu ar ffydd. Golyga bod dan fendith ein 

bod wedi’n gwreiddio yn Nuw a’n bod mewn perthynas 

weddigar â Duw o ddydd i ddydd. 

Nid yw bod dan fendith Duw a bod yn fendith i eraill 

yn golygu na fyddwn yn wynebu adegau pan fyddwn 

yn ymgodymu ac yn gorfod brwydro. Gwybod bod 

Duw’n ein bendithio ac yn ein caru yw’r gwreiddiau 

a’n ceidw’n gadarn drwy unrhyw gyfnod o ymgodymu. 

In small groups consider this passage from the perspective 

of wrestling. Then share with the wider group. 

There is the well known phrase ‘count your 

blessings’, but what does it really mean to be 

blessed? If counting your blessings what would 

you want to include? Blest, blessing and blessed 

refers to holiness, sacredness, being fortunate for 

what we have, and a seeking of God. 

Jesus tells us here what we are to do if we are to 

be blessed. These blessings are spiritual and yet 

have an outward action; our action comes from the 

heart and is born out of faith. To be blessed is to be 

rooted in God, to be in a prayerful relationship with 

God day by day. 

To be blessed by God and to show blessings 

to others, does not take away from us the times 

of wrestling and struggle. To know that we are 

blessed and loved by God is the ground to hold 

us firm throughout any time of wrestling. 

Beth fyddech chi’n ei ddweud yw’r 

fendith yn eich bywyd? 

What would you call the blessing in your life? 

A fu unrhyw adeg arbennig y bu i chi 

deimlo bod Duw’n eich bendithio? 

Is there any particular time when 

you have felt blessed by God?

Edrych tuag at y Groes 

Looking to the Cross 

Ymgodymu? / Wrestling? 21 

Darllenwch y darn o Efengyl 

Ioan 11:45-53 ynghylch y cynllun 

i ladd Iesu. 

Bryd hynny: Daeth llawer o’r Iddewon, y rhai oedd 

wedi dod at Mair a gweld beth yr oedd Iesu wedi 

ei wneud, i gredu ynddo. Ond aeth rhai ohonynt 

i ffwrdd at y Phariseaid a dweud wrthynt beth yr 

oedd Iesu wedi ei wneud. Am hynny galwodd y prif 

offeiriaid a’r Phariseaid gyfarfod o’r Sanhedrin, a 

dywedasant: ‘Beth yr ydym am ei wneud? Y mae’r 

dyn yma’n gwneud llawer o arwyddion. Os gadawn 

iddo barhau fel hyn, bydd pawb yn credu ynddo, 

ac fe ddaw’r Rhufeiniaid a chymryd oddi wrthym 

ein teml a’n cenedl hefyd.’ Ond dyma un ohonynt, 

Caiaffas, a oedd yn archoffeiriad y flwyddyn 

honno, yn dweud wrthynt: ‘Nid ydych chwi’n deall 

dim. Nid ydych yn sylweddoli mai mantais i chwi 

fydd i un dyn farw dros y bobl, yn hytrach na bod 

y genedl gyfan yn cael ei difodi.’ Nid ohono’i hun y 

dywedodd hyn, ond proffwydo yr oedd, ac yntau’n 

archoffeiriad y flwyddyn honno, fod Iesu’n mynd 

i farw dros y genedl, ac nid dros y genedl yn unig 

ond hefyd er mwyn casglu plant Duw oedd ar 

wasgar, a’u gwneud yn un. O’r diwrnod hwnnw, 

felly, gwnaethant gynllwyn i’w ladd ef. 

Mae yna ymdeimlad o ymgodymu drwy gydol 

yr efengylau wrth i’r rhai sy’n gwrando ar Iesu 

benderfynu p’run a yw yn llefaru gwirionedd Duw, 

ynteu a fydd ei syniadau’n dymchwel statws cwo’r 

bywyd gwleidyddol a chrefyddol. Bu trafod yn y 

dirgel a dechreuwyd llunio cynllwyn i ladd Iesu. 

Read through the passage from 

the Gospel of John 11:45-53 and 

the plan to kill Jesus. 

At that time: Many of the Jews, who had 

come with Mary and had seen what Jesus 

did, believed in him. But some of them went 

to the Pharisees and told them what he had 

done. So the chief priests and the Pharisees 

called a meeting of the council, and said, 

‘What are we to do? This man is performing 

many signs. If we let him go on like this, 

everyone will believe in him, and the Romans 

will come and destroy both our holy place and 

our nation.’ But one of them, Caiaphas, who 

was high priest that year, said to them, ‘You 

know nothing at all! You do not understand 

that it is better for you to have one man die 

for the people than to have the whole nation 

destroyed.’ He did not say this on his own, but 

being high priest that year he prophesied that 

Jesus was about to die for the nation, and not 

for the nation only, but to gather into one the 

dispersed children of God. So from that day 

on they planned to put him to death. 

There is a sense of wrestling throughout the 

Gospels as those who listen to Jesus decide 

whether he is speaking the truth of God, or 

whether his ideas are going to topple the status 

quo of political and religious life. Conversations 

took place behind closed doors and the plot to 

kill Jesus began to be formed. 

Sut ddaethoch chi i gofleidio ffydd 

ac i gredu yn Nuw? 

How did you come to faith and belief in God? 

Wrth i’r dail farw a disgyn o’r goeden, maent yn mynd 

i mewn i’r pridd i faethu bywyd y goeden i’r dyfodol. 

As the leaves die and fall from the tree, they enter into 

the ground to nurture the ongoing life of the tree. 

Beth allai fod angen ‘marw a disgyn’ i sicrhau 

bywyd yr eglwys yn y dyfodol? 

What may need to ‘die and fall’ to ensure 

the ongoing life of the church?

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Edrych tuag at y Goeden 

Looking to the Tree 

O’r trafodaethau yn y sesiwn hon: 

From the discussions during this session: 

Mewn un lliw, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden y pethau a 

allai achosi gornest ymgodymu mewn bywyd a ffydd. 

In one colour, write on the tree those things which 

may cause a wrestling match in life and faith. 

Mewn lliw arall, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden 

y pethau sydd yn fendith mewn bywyd a ffydd. 

In another colour, write on the tree those things 

which are a blessing in life and faith. 

Mewn lliw arall, ysgrifennwch unrhyw beth 

arall y credwch ei fod yn bwysig. 

In another colour, anything else of importance. 

Ar eich Coeden bersonol eich hun: 

On your own personal Tree: 

Mewn un lliw, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden y pethau 

rydych wedi ymgodymu â hwy mewn ffydd. 

In one colour, write on the tree those things 

which you have wrestled with in faith. 

Mewn lliw arall, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden y pethau 

rydych wedi cael eich bendithio â hwy yn ystod 

eich bywyd. 

In another colour, write on the tree those things 

which you have been blessed with in your life. 



In another colour, anything else of importance.

Gweddi i gloi 

Closing prayer 

Ymgodymu? / Wrestling? 23 

O Dduw, bydd gyda mi yn fy ymgodymu, 

a bendithia fi â’th ddoethineb. 

O Dduw, bydd gyda mi yn fy mrwydrau, 

a bendithia fi â’th ddeall. 

O Dduw, bydd gyda mi yn fy mywyd beunyddiol, 

a bendithia fi â’th dangnefedd a’th obaith. 

O Dduw, bydd yn fy nghalon, 

a rhoi i mi’r dewrder i gyd-gerdded 

â thi yn ystod y Grawys. 

Amen. 

God be in my wrestling, 

and bless to me your wisdom. 

God be in my struggles, 

and bless to me your understanding. 

God be in my daily life, 

and bless to me peace and hope. 

God be in my heart, 

and bless to me courage to walk 

with you during Lent. 

Amen.

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25 

Rhoi? 


Ail Wythnos y Grawys 

The Second Week of Lent

26 

Rhoi? / Giving? 



Diarhebion 

Y mae mwy o elw ynddi nag mewn arian, 

a’i chynnyrch yn well nag aur. 

Proverbs 

For her income is better than silver, 

and her revenue better than gold. 

Effesiaid 

Rwyf yn gweddïo y bydd 

iddo ganiatáu i chwi, 

yn ôl cyfoeth ei ogoniant, 

gryfder a nerth mewnol trwy’r Ysbryd. 

Ephesians 

I pray that, according to 

the riches of God’s glory, 

you may be strengthened in your inner being with 

power through the Spirit. 

Beth a allaf ei roi i ti, O Dduw? 

Rhoddaf i ti fy nghalon i’th garu’n ddyfnach 

o ddydd i ddydd. 

Rhoddaf i ti fy nwylo i weithio yn dy enw. 

Rhoddaf i ti fy llais i lefaru dros 

y rhai sydd heb lais yn y byd hwn. 

Rhoddaf i ti o’m hincwm 

i gynorthwyo dy eglwys. 

Rhoddaf i ti o gyfoeth dy ogoniant, 

y’m bendithiaist ag ef, yn dy wasanaeth. 

Rhoddaf i ti yr hyn a allaf, drwy nerth 

dy Ysbryd sydd ar waith ynof. 

Beth a allaf ei roi i ti, O Dduw? 

Ceisiaf roi mwy o amser i ti mewn gweddi. 

Ceisiaf roi mwy o amser i ti wrth 

astudio dy air. 

Ceisiaf rannu dy gariad 

croesawgar yn amlach. 

Ceisiaf rannu’n fwy hyderus 

fy ffydd yn Iesu Grist. 

Ceisiaf roi a rhannu pryd bynnag 

a lle bynnag y gallaf. 

Ceisiaf roi a rhannu gan wybod 

fy mod yn gwneud hynny drwy 

nerth dy Ysbryd sydd ar waith ynof. 

Amen. 

What can I give to you, O God? 

I will give my heart to love you 

more deeply day by day. 

I will give my hands to work in your name. 

I will give my voice to speak for the voiceless 

in this world. 

I will give from my income 

to support your church. 

I will give of the riches of your glory blessed 

to me in service. 

I will give what I can, through the power 

of your Spirit at work within me. 

What can I give to you, O God? 

I will seek to give more time to you in prayer. 

I will seek to give more time to you 

in study of your word. 

I will seek to share more often 

the hospitality of your love. 

I will seek to share more confidently 

my faith in Jesus Christ. 

I will seek to give and share 

when and where I can. 

I will seek to give and share 

knowing I do so through the power 

of your Spirit at work within me. 

Amen.

Rhoi? / Giving? 27 







Grawys hwn. 

Amen. 






to deepen my faith and prayer this Lent. 

Amen. 

Rhoi? 


Un agwedd ar ein taith drwy’r Grawys 

yw elusengarwch. Drwy gydol y Beibl, 

gwelwn gyfeiriadau at roi neu ddegymu. 

Mae rhoi yn aml yn gysylltiedig â 

chyfrannu arian. Yn yr Hen Destament, 

disgwylir i bawb ddegymu ond yn y 

Testament Newydd daw degymu’n fwy 

o weithred ymwybodol ac yn fater o 

sylweddoli faint y dylem ninnau ei roi 

mewn diolchgarwch am gariad Duw 

tuag atom ni. 

One aspect of our Lenten journey is 

that of almsgiving. Throughout the 

Bible we find references to giving, or 

tithing. Giving is often related to our 

monetary offering. In the Old Testament 

tithing was expected to be given by 

all but in the New Testament tithing 

becomes more of a conscious action 

and realisation of how much we should 

give because of God’s love for us. 

Beth mae bod yn hael yn ei olygu? 

What does it mean to be a giving person? 

Pa mor gyffyrddus neu anghyffyrddus yw hi i 

feddwl am roi mewn perthynas ag arian? 

How comfortable or not is it to think 

of giving in relation to money? 

Beth arall a allem ei roi 

i Dduw ac i eglwys Dduw? 

What else may we give to 

God and God’s church?

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Darllenwch y darn o Broffwydoliaeth 

Amos 4:1-5, lle mae’r proffwyd 

yn annerch y rhai sydd wedi colli 

eu ffordd. 

Clywch y gair hwn, fuchod Basan, sydd ym 

mynydd Samaria, sy’n gorthrymu’r tlawd ac yn 

treisio’r anghenus, sy’n dweud wrth eu gwŷr, 

‘Dewch â gwin, inni gael yfed’: Tyngodd yr 

Arglwydd Dduw i’w sancteiddrwydd, ‘Fe ddaw, 

yn wir, ddyddiau arnoch pan ddygir chwi i ffwrdd 

â bachau, a’r olaf ohonoch â bachau pysgota. 

Ac ewch allan trwy’r bylchau, pob un ohonoch 

ar ei chyfer, ac fe’ch bwrir i Harmon,’ medd 

yr Arglwydd. ‘Dewch i Fethel a throseddu, i Gilgal 

a phechu fwyfwy; dygwch eich aberthau bob bore 

a’ch degymau bob tridiau; offrymwch aberth 

diolch o fara lefeinllyd, cyhoeddwch aberthau 

gwirfodd, a gwnewch hwy’n hysbys; canys hyn 

a hoffwch, bobl Israel,’ medd yr Arglwydd Dduw. 

Pwy oedd Amos? Roedd yn byw tua deng milltir i’r 

de o Jerwsalem, a chredir efallai mai perchennog 

y defaid ydoedd yn hytrach na bugail (1:1). Dywed 

Amos nad yw’n broffwyd nac yn fab i broffwyd, ond 

yn lleygwr wedi’i alw gan Dduw (7:14) i lefaru yn 

erbyn yr anghyfiawnder cymdeithasol a’r trachwant 

a oedd wedi goddiweddyd y bobl. Tua 760CC y bu’n 

gweinidogaethu, a hynny ond am ychydig fisoedd yn 

ôl yr ysgolheigion. Mae’n galw ar y bobl i edifarhau a 

thrawsnewid eu bywydau. O neidio ymlaen sawl canrif, 

clywn broffwyd arall yn galw ar y bobl i edifarhau a 

thrawsnewid eu bywydau. Siaradai Ioan Fedyddiwr, fel 

Amos, heb flewyn ar ei dafod, gan alw am yr edifeirwch 

a fyddai’n arwain at adferiad Israel. 

Erbyn amser Amos, roedd y bwlch rhwng y cyfoethog 

a’r tlawd wedi lledu, ac roedd gormes gymdeithasol 

wedi dod yn ei sgil. Llefarodd yn erbyn y cyfoethogion 

a geisiai gasglu mwy o gyfoeth heb boeni am neb ond 

amdanynt hwy eu hunain - hwy oedd y rhai oedd yn 

‘gorthrymu’r tlawd ac yn treisio’r anghenus’ (4:1). 

Llefarodd yn erbyn cyflawni defodau crefyddol er 

mwyn ymddangosiad yn hytrach nac i fynegi unrhyw 

wir gred, ac yn erbyn y rhai a dreulient amser yn 

addoli wrth allorau duwiau eraill. 

Mae Amos yn cyhoeddi sawl barn yn erbyn y bobl, 

ond mae ei lyfr a’i eiriau proffwydol yn diweddu mewn 

gobaith. Efallai’n wir y bydd y genedl yn wynebu 


Prophecy of Amos 4:1-5, where the 

prophet speaks to those who have 

lost their way. 

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on 

Mount Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush 

the needy, who say to their husbands, ‘Bring 

something to drink!’ The Lord God has sworn by 

his holiness: ‘The time is surely coming upon you, 

when they shall take you away with hooks, even 

the last of you with fish-hooks. Through breaches 

in the wall you shall leave, each one straight 

ahead; and you shall be flung out into Harmon,’ 

says the Lord. ‘Come to Bethel-and transgress; 

to Gilgal-and multiply transgression; bring your 

sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three 

days; bring a thank-offering of leavened bread, 

and proclaim freewill-offerings, publish them; for 

so you love to do, O people of Israel!’ says the 

Lord God. 

Who was Amos? He lived about ten miles south of 

Jerusalem, and it is thought that he could have been the 

owner of the sheep, rather than being a shepherd (1:1). 

Amos declares that he isn’t a prophet, nor the son of a 

prophet, but a lay person called by God (7:14) to speak 

out against the social injustice and greed that had 

overtaken the people. His ministry took place around 

760BC, and according to scholars, it only lasted a few 

months. The call to the people is to repent and change 

their lives around. Jumping several centuries ahead, 

we hear another prophet calling the people to repent 

and turn their lives around. John the Baptist, like Amos, 

spoke with bluntness, seeking a change of heart that 

would lead to the restoration of Israel. 

At the time of Amos, the divide between rich and 

poor had widened and along with it came social 

oppression. He spoke against the wealthy who sought 

to gather more riches with no regard for anyone except 

themselves; those ‘who oppress the poor, who crush the 

needy’ (4:1). He spoke against the religious practices 

that were for show rather than any true belief, and 

also against those who spent time worshipping at the 

shrines of other gods. 

Amos offers a number of judgements on the people, but 

his book and his prophetic words end with hope. The 

nation may be destroyed, but there is a promise from 

God that all the people will ultimately be blessed. ‘“I


distryw, ond mae addewid gan Dduw y bendithir yr holl 

bobl yn y pen draw. ‘“Fe’u plannaf yn eu gwlad, ac ni 

ddiwreiddir hwy byth eto o’r tir a rois iddynt,” medd yr 

Arglwydd Dduw’ (9:15). Cyn hynny, fodd bynnag, mae 

ganddynt lawer i’w ddysgu! 

will plant them upon their land, and they shall never be 

plucked up out of the land that I have given them,” say 

the Lord your God’ (9:15). First, though, they have a lot 

to learn! 

Darllenwch y darn eto. Beth allwn ni 

ei ddysgu drwy eiriau Amos? 

Read through the passage again. What may 

we learn through the words of Amos? 

Mae ein byd ni heddiw’n wahanol iawn i fyd Amos - 

ond pa mor wahanol yw pethau mewn gwirionedd? 

Ysgrifennodd C.S. Lewis: ‘Buddsoddir egni rhyfeddol 

- adeiledir gwareiddiadau - dyfeisir sefydliadau 

rhagorol; ond bob tro mae rhywbeth yn mynd o’i le. 

Mae rhyw wall tyngedfennol bob amser yn sicrhau 

mai’r bobl hunanol a chreulon sy’n cyrraedd y brig 

ac mae popeth yn llithro’n ôl i drallod drylliedig.’ 

Mae’r geiriau hynny’n llefaru wrth y bobl y trigai 

Amos yn eu plith yn ogystal ag wrthym ninnau. Mae’r 

agwedd y cyfeirir ati’n dirymu cydwybod gymdeithasol, 

a’r gydwybod sydd o Dduw, sy’n ein hannog oll i 

weithredu er daioni mewn cymdeithas. 

Gan ddefnyddio darlun y goeden, os byddwn yn 

tynnu’r rhisgl, beth fydd y cylchoedd oddi mewn yn 

ei ddatgelu? Mae’r cylchoedd hynny’n dangos oed y 

goeden a’r modd y bu iddi oroesi drwy’r blynyddoedd 

bras a’r blynyddoedd llwm. Mae i eiriau Amos adlais 

i ninnau gan ein bod ninnau hefyd yn byw mewn byd 

sydd â gagendor cymdeithasol enfawr, byd y gred yn 

y ‘fi fawr yn gyntaf’, lle mae’r cyfoethogion yn dod 

yn fwy cyfoethog a’r tlodion yn mynd yn dlotach, yn 

hytrach nag mewn cymuned o gyd-gymorth a rhannu. 

Safodd Amos yn ddewr gerbron y cyfoethog a’r 

grymus gan, yn y bôn, ‘ddweud y drefn’ wrthynt mewn 

geiriau na allent eu camddeall! Y broblem yw, a fu 

iddynt wrando o ddifrif? Gallem ofyn yr un cwestiwn 

heddiw. A ydym yn gwrando ar Dduw mewn gweddi, 

ac ar y rhai sydd mewn angen a cheisio rhoi a chynnig 

beth bynnag a allwn i’w cynorthwyo hwythau neu 

geisio newid agweddau’r rhai sydd mewn awdurdod? 

Our world today is very different to the world of Amos, 

or is it? C.S. Lewis wrote: ‘Terrific energy is expended - 

civilizations are built up - excellent institutions devised; 

but each time something goes wrong. Some fatal flaw 

always brings the selfish and the cruel people to the 

top and it all slides back into misery and ruin.’ This 

speaks to the people Amos was among as well as to 

us. This attitude removes the social conscience, and 

the conscience that is of God, which encourages us 

all to be active for the good within society. 

Using the imagery of the tree, if we strip back the bark 

what will the inner rings reveal? The inner rings show 

the age of the tree and how it has survived the times of 

plenty and times of little. The words of Amos resonate 

for us because we too live in a world of great social 

divisions, of a belief in ‘self first’, where the rich get 

richer and the poor become poorer, rather than in a 

community of help and share. 

Amos bravely stood in front of the rich and powerful, 

and basically ‘told them off’, and that in words which 

they couldn’t fail to not understand! The problem is, 

did they really listen? We could ask the same question 

today. Do we listen to God in prayer and to those in 

need and then seek to give and offer whatever we can 

to help, or to change the attitudes of those in positions 

of authority?

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Mewn grwpiau bach, trafodwch y cwestiynau canlynol 

y mae Amos yn eu codi am fywyd. Yna trafodwch â’r 

grŵp cyfan: 

In small groups, and then share with the whole 

group, consider the following questions of life 

Amos raises: 

Proffwydi heddiw - a allech chi fod yn broffwyd 

fel Amos? Mae bod yn broffwyd yn golygu bod 

wedi eich galw gan Dduw - pwy yw proffwydi’r byd 

heddiw, o fewn yr eglwys ac o fewn y byd seciwlar? 

Prophets today - could you be a prophet like 

Amos? To be a prophet is to have a calling from 

God - who are the prophets of the world today, 

within the church and within the secular world? 

Y byd materol heddiw - sut ydym ninnau fel 

Cristnogion yn cefnogi busnesau lleol a phrynu 

cynnyrch masnach deg? Pa le sydd i foeseg yn eich 

bywyd bob dydd - bancio a siopa, er enghraifft? 

Sut allwn ni fod yn llai materol? 

The material world of today - how as Christians 

do we support local businesses, and buy fairtrade 

products? What place does ethics have in your day 

to day life - banking, shopping for example? How 

can we be less materialistic? 

Y miliynau y gellir eu hennill heddiw - beth yw eich 

barn am y miliynau y gellir eu hennill o gardiau 

crafu a chardiau loteri? Pwy sy’n elwa o ddifrif? 

The millions that can be won today - what do you 

think of the millions that can be won from scratch 

cards and lottery cards? Who really benefits? 

Ffoaduriaid, pobl ddigartref, y rhai sydd angen 

defnyddio banciau bwyd heddiw - beth yw eu lle 

o fewn cymdeithas? Ai dyma’r bobl roedd Amos 

yn llefaru ar eu rhan? Faint mwy allwn ninnau ei 

wneud, yn unigol neu fel eglwys, i roi ac i gynnig 

cymorth a chefnogaeth? 

The refugees, homeless, and those needing 

food banks today - where are they placed within 

society? Are these the people who Amos was 

speaking out for? What more could we do, 

individually or as a church, to give and offer 

help and support? 

Ein haddoliad - llefarodd Amos yn erbyn arferion a 

defodau crefyddol gweigion. Pa arfer neu ddefod 

grefyddol sy’n eich galluogi i ddyfnhau eich ffydd 

yn Nuw? Beth sydd, neu beth fyddai, yn dyfnhau 

eich perthynas â Duw, ac felly’n hybu eich rhoi i’r 

eglwys ac i’r gymuned? 

Our worship - Amos spoke against religious practice 

and ritual that was for show. What religious practice 

or ritual enables you to deepen your faith in God? 

What does, or would, draw you into a deeper 

relationship with God, and so enhance your giving 

to the church and community? 

Mae rhoi, yng nghyd-destun Amos, yn ymwneud â 

chyfiawnder a pherthynas gywir a dilys â Duw ac â 

phobl eraill, sy’n arwain at gydbarchu, cydraddoldeb 

a ffydd sy’n effro i anghenion eraill ac sy’n ymateb 

yn ymarferol i’r anghenion hynny. Rhoddodd Amos y 

cyfan a feddai mewn ffydd, a chan wynebu gwir berygl, 

er mwyn gwneud gwaith Duw. Mae llawer o bobl ledled 

y byd heddiw’n wynebu perygl os byddant yn datgelu 

eu ffydd Gristnogol. Yma, rydym yn ffodus bod i ni 

ryddid i addoli ac i fod yn agored ynghylch ein ffydd. 

Ac eto, oni allwn ddod yn rhy hunanfodlon, fel y bobl y 

llefarodd Amos yn eu herbyn? Ac a allai ein ffydd ddod 

yn eilbeth i agweddau mwy materol y byd? 

Giving, from the context of Amos, is about justice and 

a true and real relationship with God and one another 

that leads to mutuality, equality and a faith that is 

aware - with action - of others’ needs. Amos gave 

all he had in faith, and with a large degree of risk, to 

do the work of God. Many across the world still face 

a risk if they reveal their Christian faith. Here, we 

are fortunate for we are given a freedom to worship 

and to be open in our faith. Yet, can we become too 

complacent, so that like in the case of those Amos 

spoke against, faith becomes secondary to the more 

material aspects of the world? 

Beth allwn ni ei wneud i sicrhau na fyddwn 

yn mynd yn hunanfodlon am ein ffyd a’n perthynas 

â Duw? 

What can we do to ensure we do not 

become complacent in our faith and 

relationship with God?





Mathew 6:1-4 ar wir weddi 

ac elusengarwch. 

Bryd hynny: Dywedodd Iesu, ‘Cymerwch ofal i 

beidio â chyflawni eich dyletswyddau crefyddol 

o flaen eraill, er mwyn cael eich gweld ganddynt; 

os gwnewch, nid oes gwobr i chwi gan eich Tad, 

yr hwn sydd yn y nefoedd. Felly, pan fyddi’n rhoi 

elusen, paid â chanu utgorn o’th flaen, fel y mae’r 

rhagrithwyr yn gwneud yn y synagogau ac yn 

yr heolydd, er mwyn cael eu canmol gan eraill. 

Yn wir, rwy’n dweud wrthych, y mae eu gwobr 

ganddynt eisoes. Ond pan fyddi di’n rhoi elusen, 

paid â gadael i’th law chwith wybod beth y mae dy 

law dde yn ei wneud. Felly bydd dy elusen di yn y 

dirgel, a bydd dy Dad, sydd yn gweld yn y dirgel, 

yn dy wobrwyo.’ gwobr yn fawr yn y nefoedd, 

oherwydd felly yn wir yr erlidiwyd y proffwydi 

oedd o’ch blaen chwi.’ 


Gospel of Matthew 6:1-4 on true 

prayer and almsgiving. 

At that time: Jesus said, ‘Beware of practising 

your piety before others in order to be seen by 

them; for then you have no reward from your 

Father in heaven. So whenever you give alms, 

do not sound a trumpet before you, as the 

hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the 

streets, so that they may be praised by others. 

Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. 

But when you give alms, do not let your left hand 

know what your right hand is doing, so that your 

alms may be done in secret; and your Father who 

sees in secret will reward you.

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Mewn grwpiau bach, trafodwch y darn hwn o safbwynt 

rhoi. Yna rhannwch â’r grŵp cyfan. 

Mae Iesu’n adleisio geiriau Amos, gan fod yn eglur 

iawn ynghylch beth mae’n ei feddwl ynghylch pobl sy’n 

arfer eu ‘duwioldeb’ a’u ‘helusengarwch’ yng ngolwg 

pawb. Gŵyr Duw am bopeth rydym yn ei roi, ac mae 

Duw’n gwrando ar ein gweddïau; nid oes angen i ni 

wneud sioe o’r peth gerbron unrhyw un arall. 

Pan edrychwn ar roi yn yr Hen Destament, gwelwn ei 

fod yn cyfeirio at gyfrannu arian degwm, a dalwyd gan 

bawb i gynnal yr offeiriaid a’r tlodion. Yn y Testament 

Newydd, gwelwn newid - byddai pobl yn rhoi’n 

ariannol mewn ymateb i gariad Duw yn Iesu. Deillia 

ein rhoi o’n ffydd, o’n gweddi ac o’n perthynas â Duw. 

Mater rhyngom ni a Duw yw rhoi ariannol. Pa mor 

anodd bynnag yw hi i’n heglwysi drafod arian, ni allwn 

anwybyddu hynny - yn union fel mae angen gwario ar 

ein cartrefi, felly hefyd ein heglwys. Fodd bynnag, mae 

llawer ffordd o roi ac nid yw pob un yn gysylltiedig â’r 

casgliad! Gallwn roi ein hunain - y doniau a’r sgiliau 

y gallwn eu defnyddio i adeiladu’r eglwys. Yn ystod y 

Grawys clywn yr alwad i ‘hepgor’ rhywbeth, ond efallai 

y dylem yn hytrach roi mwy o’n hamser a gwneud 

rhywbeth ychwanegol a fydd yn dyfnhau’n ffydd, neu 

sy’n deillio o’n ffydd ac yn rhoi i eraill. 

In small groups consider this passage from the 

perspective of giving. Then share with the wider group. 

In a similar way, Jesus echoes the words of Amos, in 

being very clear in what he thinks about those whose 

‘piety’ and ‘almsgiving’ is seen or announced to all 

around. God knows what we give, God hears our 

prayers; we do not need to proclaim it to anyone else. 

When we look at giving in the Old Testament it referred 

to money given as a tithe, paid by everyone to support 

the priesthood and the poor. In the New Testament, 

there is a change, and monetary giving was to be 

given in response to the love of God in Jesus. Our 

giving evolves out of our faith, prayer and relationship 

with God. 

When looking at our monetary giving, then that is 

between ourselves and God. However difficult it is for 

our churches to discuss money, we can’t ignore it; as 

our homes need financial outlay, so does our church. 

There are though many different ways of giving and 

not all them to do with the collection plate! We have 

the giftedness of our own self, the gifts and skills we 

can use to build up the church. During Lent we hear 

the call to ‘give up’ something, but it may be that 

instead we should give more of our time and ‘take up’ 

something which will deepen our faith, or comes out 

from our faith and so gives to others. 

Meddyliwch am y doniau a’r sgiliau sydd 

gennych - beth ydynt? Sut allwch chi annog 

eraill i roi o’r doniau a’r sgiliau rydych yn eu 

gweld ynddynt hwy? 

Think about your own gifts and skills - what are 

they? How can you encourage the giving of the 

gifts and skills you can see in others? 

Gall enwi a chydnabod yr hyn na allwn ei roi ein 

rhyddhau i enwi a chydnabod yr hyn y gallwn ei roi. 

Ni allwn roi popeth na rhoi i bopeth, ond gallwn roi 

rhywbeth. Y cwestiwn yw, ‘Beth allai hynny fod?’ 

Naming and acknowledging what we cannot give can 

set us free to name and acknowledge what we can give. 

We cannot give, or give to, everything, but we can give 

something. The question is, ‘What may that be?’ 

Mewn sawl ffordd ydych chi’n ‘rhoi’ i Dduw yn 

sgil eich ffydd a’ch aelodaeth o’ch eglwys? Pa 

mor gyffyrddus ydych chi â derbyn oddi wrth 

Dduw, ac oddi wrth bobl eraill? 

How many ways do you ‘give’ to God because of 

your faith and being a member of your church? 

How comfortable are you with receiving from 

God, or from others? 

Ym mha ffyrdd ydych chi’n dod 

at Dduw mewn gweddi? 

How many ways do you come 

to God in prayer?




Darllenwch y darn hwn o 

Efengyl Ioan 11:55-57, sy’n 

sôn am erlid Iesu. 

Bryd hynny: Yr oedd Pasg yr Iddewon yn ymyl, 

ac aeth llawer i fyny i Jerwsalem o’r wlad cyn 

y Pasg, ar gyfer defod eu puredigaeth. Ac yr 

oeddent yn chwilio am Iesu, ac yn sefyll yn y 

deml a dweud wrth ei gilydd, ‘Beth dybiwch 

chwi? Nad yw ef ddim yn dod i’r ŵyl?’ Ac er 

mwyn iddynt ei ddal, yr oedd y prif offeiriaid 

a’r Phariseaid wedi rhoi gorchmynion, os 

oedd rhywun yn gwybod lle’r oedd ef, ei fod 

i’w hysbysu hwy. 

Mae’r cynllwynio a’r cynllunio i ddal Iesu’n parhau. 

Roedd yr Archoffeiriaid a’r Phariseaid yn ofni Iesu. 

Credent ei fod yn tanseilio’r drefn ac fe’i gwelent fel 

bygythiad i’w ffordd o fyw. 

Y syndod i lawer fydd na fydd Iesu’n cuddio. Fe fydd 

yn mynychu Gŵyl y Pasg. Nid yn unig y bydd Iesu yno, 

ond bydd yn aberthu ei hun er mwyn sicrhau nad yw 

gwaith Duw yn y byd yn dod i ben. O un diwedd bydd 

dechrau newydd yn codi. 

Read through the passage 

from the Gospel of John 11:55-57, 

as Jesus is being hunted. 

At that time: The Passover of the Jews was 

near, and many went up from the country 

to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify 

themselves. They were looking for Jesus and 

were asking one another as they stood in the 

temple, ‘What do you think? Surely he will not 

come to the festival, will he?’ Now the chief 

priests and the Pharisees had given orders that 

anyone who knew where Jesus was should let 

them know, so that they might arrest him. 

The plotting and planning to capture Jesus 

continues. The chief priests and Pharisees were 

afraid of Jesus. He upset, so they believed, the 

status quo, and was perceived to be a threat to 

their way of life. 

The surprise for many will be that Jesus doesn’t 

hide himself away. He will be at the Passover 

festival. Not only will Jesus be present, but he will 

give of himself to ensure the ongoing work of God 

in the world doesn’t come to an end. From one 

ending a new beginning will rise up. 

Po gofynnid i chi, sut fyddech chi’n disgrifio, 

neu’n egluro i rywun, beth mae eich ffydd wir 

yn ei olygu i chi, ac yn disgrifio popeth rydych 

wedi’i dderbyn yn rhodd gan Dduw? 

If asked, how would you describe, or tell 

someone, what your faith really means to 

you and about all that you have received, 

been given, from God? 

Pa mor agored a pha mor hyderus ydych 

chi i rannu eich ffydd ag eraill? 

How open are you, and how confident are you, 

in sharing your faith with others?

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Mewn un lliw, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden y pethau 

hynny y gallwn ninnau, fel eglwys, eu ‘rhoi’ i’r byd 

o’n cwmpas. 

In one colour, write on the tree those things which, 

as a church, we can ‘give’ to the wider world. 

Mewn lliw arall, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden leoedd 

neu bobl sydd angen cyfiawnder a chefnogaeth. 

In another colour, write on the tree places or 

people in need of justice and support. 






Mewn un lliw, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden 

y doniau a’r rhoddion y gallwch eu cynnig 

i’r eglwys ac i’r byd. 

In one colour, write on the tree the gifts and 

almsgiving you can offer to the church and the 

wider world. 

Mewn lliw arall, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden eich 

gweddi eich hun am gyfiawnder a chynwysoldeb 

yn yr eglwys a’r byd. 

In another colour, write on the tree your own 

prayer for justice and inclusivity in the church 

and the wider world. 




Gweddi i gloi 



O Dduw, bydd gyda mi yn fy rhoi, 

a bendithia fi â’th haelioni. 

O Dduw, bydd gyda mi yn fy ngweddïo, 

a bendithia fi â’th Ysbryd Glân. 

O Dduw, bydd gyda mi wrth i mi geisio cyfiawnder, 

a bendithia fi â’th ddewrder. 

O Dduw, bydd yn fy nghalon, 

a rhoi i mi’r ffydd i gyd-gerdded â thi yn ystod y Grawys. 

Amen. 

God be in my giving, 

and bless to me your generosity. 

God be in my praying, 

and bless to me your Holy Spirit. 

God be in my justice seeking, 

and bless to me your courage. 

God be in my heart, 

and bless to me the faith to walk with you during Lent. 

Amen.

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37 

Datguddio? 


Trydedd Wythnos y Grawys 

The Third Week of Lent

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Datguddio? / Revealing? 



Diarhebion 

Y mae’n fwy gwerthfawr na gemau, 

ac nid yw dim a ddymuni yn debyg iddi. 

Proverbs 

She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire 

can compare with her. 

Effesiaid 

Rwyf yn gweddïo y bydd i Grist breswylio yn eich 

calonnau drwy ffydd, 

wrth i chi wreiddio mewn cariad 

yn sylfaen i’ch bywyd. 

Ephesians 

I pray that Christ may dwell in 

your hearts through faith, 

as you are being rooted and 

grounded in love. 

Datguddia i mi, O Dduw, 

dy bresenoldeb ar waith yn fy mywyd, 

dy bresenoldeb ar waith o fewn yr eglwys, 

dy bresenoldeb ar waith yn y byd. 


y cariad rwyf i’w rannu, 

y ffydd rwyf i’w chyhoeddi, 

y ffordd rwyf i’w dilyn. 


drwy dymor y Grawys, 

gymaint dyfnach y gallaf ymwreiddio 

yn dy gariad yn sylfaen fy mywyd. 

gymaint mwy y gallaf geisio 

gemau fy ffydd, 

gymaint mwy y gallaf ddeisyfu 

doethineb dy wirionedd, 

fel y’i datguddiwyd yn Iesu Grist. 

Amen. 







Grawys hwn. 

Amen. 

Reveal to me, O God, 

your presence at work within my life, 

your presence at work within the church, 

your presence at work within the world. 

Reveal to me, O God, 

the love I am to share, 

the faith I am to declare, 

the way in which I am to follow. 

Reveal to me, O God through 

this season of Lent, 

how much more I can be rooted 

and grounded in your love. 

how much more I can seek out 

the jewels of my faith, 

how much more I can desire 

the wisdom of your truth, 

as revealed in Jesus Christ. 

Amen. 






to deepen my faith 

and prayer this Lent. 

Amen.


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Datguddio? 


Ystyr datguddio yw dod â rhywbeth 

a fu’n guddiedig i’r amlwg. Yn y Beibl, 

datguddir natur Duw a’r ffordd y gellir 

dod i’w adnabod drwy’r geiriau a 

lefara’r proffwydi, drwy natur a pherson 

Iesu, a thrwy’r amryfal arwyddion, yr 

iacháu a’r gwyrthiau a all ddigwydd i 

bobl ac ym myd natur. Y datguddiad 

hwnnw a all ein tywys y tu hwnt i’r 

cyfyngedig a’r caeedig at bosibiliadau 

ehangach yr hyn a allai fod a’r hyn sydd 

yn Nuw. 

Revealing is to bring out into the open 

something which may be, or was, 

otherwise hidden away. Within the 

Bible, revealing is about how God is 

and can be known by the words spoken 

through the prophets, through the being 

and person of Jesus, and the many 

signs, healings and miracles that take 

place within a person or through nature. 

A revealing that points us beyond all 

that is limited and contained to the 

wider possibility of all that could be, 

and through God, is. 

Beth mae’r gair ‘datguddio’ yn ei olygu i chi? 

What does the word ‘revealing’ mean to you? 

Pwy wnaeth ‘ddatguddio’ llwybr ffydd i chi? 

Who ‘revealed’ to you the way of faith? 

Sut ydych chi’n datguddio’r ffaith 

eich bod yn Gristion i eraill? 

How do you reveal to others that 

you are a Christian?

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Darllenwch y darn hwn o 

Broffwydoliaeth Eseia 43:1-4, 

ynghylch addewid Duw. 

Dyma’r hyn a ddywed yr Arglwydd a’th greodd, 

Jacob, ac a’th luniodd, Israel: ‘Paid ag ofni, 

oherwydd gwaredaf di; galwaf ar dy enw; eiddof 

fi ydwyt. Pan fyddi’n mynd trwy’r dyfroedd, 

byddaf gyda thi; a thrwy’r afonydd, ni ruthrant 

drosot. Pan fyddi’n rhodio trwy’r tân, ni’th 

ddeifir, a thrwy’r fflamau, ni losgant di. Oherwydd 

myfi, yr Arglwydd dy Dduw, Sanct Israel, yw 

dy waredydd; rhof yr Aifft yn iawn trosot, 

Ethiopia a Seba yn gyfnewid amdanat. Am dy 

fod yn werthfawr yn fy ngolwg, yn ogoneddus, 

a minnau’n dy garu, rhof eraill yn gyfnewid 

amdanat, a phobloedd am dy einioes.’ 

Datguddia Eseia eiriau Duw ac wrth iddo wneud hynny, 

mae’n datgelu dyfnder cariad Duw tuag at bob un 

ohonom. Dyma ddarn a all ddod yn weddi bersonol 

iawn, yn enwedig os gosodwn ein henw ein hun o’i 

fewn: ‘galwaf ar dy enw, eich enw; eiddof fi, eich 

enw, ydwyt’. Mae Duw’n ein galw’n werthfawr ac yn 

ogoneddus ac yn dweud ei fod yn ein caru. Nid yw Duw 

yn cuddio dim. Beth bynnag a ddigwydd yn ystod ein 

bywydau, mae Duw gyda ni. 

Yn yr Hen Destament, mae’r gair Hebraeg am ‘datguddio’ 

yn golygu dadorchuddio a bod yn agored a gweladwy. 

Daeth y datguddiad hwnnw drwy’r proffwydi, a ddygai, 

fel y gwnaeth Eseia, eiriau Duw i bawb. Yn ogystal â’r 

gair llafar, bu hefyd nifer o arwyddion a ddatguddiai fod 

Duw ei hun gyda phobl Israel, er enghraifft, y dilyw a’r 

enfys yn yr wybren; y plâu a rhannu’r Môr Coch; iacháu 

gwahangleifion a rhoi nerth i oresgyn adfyd. 

Yn ogystal, datguddiwyd presenoldeb ac amcanion 

Duw mewn gweledigaethau, megis gweledigaethau’r 

llinyn plwm a gwisgo’r esgyrn sychion â chnawd. 

Wrth i ni gyrraedd y Testament Newydd, gwelwn 

ddatguddio Duw yn llawnach ym mherson Iesu. 

Cyn hynny, dim ond Moses a ddaeth yn ‘agos’ at 

Dduw, wrth iddo siarad â Duw ar Fynydd Sinai a 

derbyn y Deg Gorchymyn. 

Fesul tipyn, datguddiwyd a datguddir hunaniaeth Duw, y 

Duw sy’n ein caru’n ddiamod ac sy’n ein galw’n werthfawr. 


the Prophecy of Isaiah 43:1-4, and 

the promise of God. 

Thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, 

he who formed you, O Israel: ‘Do not fear, for I 

have redeemed you; I have called you by name, 

you are mine. When you pass through the waters, 

I will be with you; and through the rivers, they 

shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through 

fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall 

not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the 

Holy One of Israel, your Saviour. I give Egypt as 

your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for 

you. Because you are precious in my sight, and 

honoured, and I love you, I give people in return 

for you, nations in exchange for your life.’ 

Isaiah reveals the words of God and as he does so, 

he reveals the depth of the love that God has for each 

one of us. This is a passage that can become a very 

personal prayer, especially if we place our own name 

within it, ‘I have called you, your name, by name, you, 

your name, are mine’. God calls us precious, honoured 

and loved. God hides nothing. No matter what happens 

during our life, God is with us. 

In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word for ‘reveal’ 

means to uncover, to be open and visible. This revealing 

came through the prophets, who like Isaiah brought to 

all God’s words. As well as the spoken word, a number 

of signs also revealed and identified God’s presence 

with the people of Israel. For example, the flood and 

the rainbow in the sky; the plagues and the parting of 

the Red Sea; the healing of lepers and the strength to 

overcome adversity. 

Added to this God’s, presence and purpose was also 

revealed through visions, of plumb lines and putting 

flesh onto dead bones. 

As we come to the New Testament, God is revealed 

more fully in the person of Jesus. Before that time 

Moses was the only one to have come ‘close’ to God, 

as he spoke with God at Mount Sinai and received the 

Ten Commandments. 

Little by little, God’s own self was and is revealed; God 

who gives us unconditional love, and calls us precious. 

Sut mae’n teimlo i adnabod y fath 

ddyfnder o gariad gan Dduw? 

What does it feel like to know this 

depth of love from God?

Datguddio? / Revealing? 41 

Efallai y bydd y modd yr ydym yn ymdrin yn weddigar 

â’r darn hwn o broffwydoliaeth Eseia yn dibynnu ar y 

ffordd y credwn y datguddir Duw i ni, y ddelwedd sydd 

gennym o Dduw, y modd rydym yn datguddio’n hunain 

i Dduw a’r ffordd rydym yn ein gweld ein hunain. Os 

ydym yn ei chael yn anodd caru ein hunain, gallwn ei 

chael yn anodd credu bod Duw wir yn ein caru ni. 

Beth yw eich delwedd o Dduw ac ohonoch eich 

hun? Efallai fod hynny’n gwestiwn nad ydych am ei 

ateb o flaen pobl eraill. Mae gennym oll berthynas 

â Duw, waeth pa mor agos neu pha mor bell mae 

hynny’n teimlo ar adegau. Fel gyda phob perthynas 

a chyfeillgarwch, mae angen treulio amser yn dod 

i adnabod y person arall, ac wrth i ni wneud hynny 

byddwn yn dechrau datgelu’n araf fwy am ‘pwy ydw i’. 

Bydd y cyd-destun y byddwn yn dod i adnabod rhywun 

ynddo hefyd yn effeithio ar faint y byddwn yn ei 

ddatgelu a faint y byddwn yn ei ‘guddio’. Er enghraifft, 

bydd cyfaill agos neu bartner yn gwybod llawer mwy 

amdanom, fel arfer, na chydweithiwr. Ac eto, faint 

ydym yn ei guddio amdanom ein hunain oddi wrth bobl 

eraill, oddi wrth Dduw ac oddi wrthym ein hunain? 

Gall fod llawer o achlysuron pan nad ydym yn 

datguddio agwedd arnom ein hunain oherwydd ein 

bod yn ansicr sut y byddai eraill yn adweithio, neu 

rhag ofn iddynt gamddeall neu anwybyddu’r hyn a 

ddywedwn. Os byddwn yn cuddio rhywbeth amdanom 

ein hunain, y ‘pwy ydw i’ - megis ein hamheuon a’n 

pryderon mewnol, ein meddyliau a’n teimladau, ein 

hiechyd neu’n hafiechyd - sut mae hynny’n effeithio 

ar ein perthynas â’r rhai rydym yn eu caru? Sut mae 

hynny’n effeithio ar ein perthynas â Duw, ac ar ein lles 

ysbrydol a meddyliol? 

Mae’r gwaith celf sy’n cael ei arddangos yn y Gadeirlan 

yn un ffordd o gychwyn trafodaeth agored ynghylch 

materion iechyd meddwl. Yn anffodus, erys stigma 

o gwmpas afiechyd meddwl. Mae’n ymddangos bod 

iselder a straen ar gynnydd. Mae bywyd wedi prysuro a 

chyflymu, gan ddod â mwy o bwysau. Nid yw diwylliant 

a chymdeithas fwy unigolyddol sy’n rhoi ‘fi’ yn flaenaf 

yn gwarantu amgylchedd iach iawn. Gall hynny hefyd 

olygu bod pobl am guddio afiechydon fel iselder. 

How we approach this passage from Isaiah prayerfully 

may depend upon the way in which we believe God 

is revealed to us, our image of God, how we reveal 

ourselves to God and the image we have of ourselves. 

If we find it hard to love ourselves we may find 

difficulty in believing that we are truly loved by God. 

What is your image of God and of your own self? This 

may be a question you don’t want to answer in front of 

others. We all have a relationship with God, however 

close or distant that may feel to be at times. As with all 

of our various relationships and friendships, we need 

to spend time getting to know the other, and as we 

do this then we slowly begin to reveal more about the 

‘who we are’. 

The context in which we know someone will also affect 

how much we reveal, and how much we keep ‘hidden’. 

Close friends or a partner will know far more about us 

than perhaps a work colleague for example. Yet, how 

much do we seek to hide and keep covered about our 

own self, to ourselves, or from others, or before God? 

There may be many instances when we do not 

reveal an aspect of our own self, because we are 

unsure how others may react, or fear that they may 

misunderstand, or ignore what may be told. If we 

keep something about ourselves hidden, the ‘who we 

are’ - for example, our inner struggles and doubts, our 

thoughts and feelings, our health, our ill health, - how 

does that affect our relationships with those we love? 

How does that affect our relationship with God, and 

our spiritual and mental well-being? 

The art work on display in the Cathedral is one way of 

revealing, and bringing into the open a conversation 

about mental health issues. Unfortunately, there is 

still a stigma surrounding mental ill health. Depression 

and stress appear to be on the increase. The pace of 

life within the world has increased, and brought with 

it extra pressure. A more individualistic culture and 

society which places self first does not necessarily 

mean a healthy environment. This too, can lead to 

illnesses such as depression being kept hidden. 

Ydych chi’n adnabod rhywun sy’n 

dioddef o afiechyd meddwl? 

Do you know anyone who suffers 

with mental ill health? 

Beth oedd eich ymateb pan 

glywsoch am hynny gyntaf? 

How did you react when you 

first heard about it? 

Mae’r darn o broffwydoliaeth Eseia’n cynnig gobaith. 

Gobaith yn Nuw, sydd gyda ni yn y tywyllwch yn 

ogystal â’r goleuni, sydd gyda ni drwy’r dyfroedd 

dyfnion a’r fflamau tân. Yr adegau pan rydym yn teimlo 

bod Duw ymhell i ffwrdd, ynghudd, yw’r adegau pan 

mae Duw’n agosach nag yr ydym yn sylweddoli. 

The passage from Isaiah is one that gives hope. 

A hope in the God who is with us in the darkness 

as well as in the light, is with us through the deep 

waters and flames of fire. The times when God feels 

far away, hidden, are the times when God is closer 

than we realise.

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sy’n seiliedig ar y darn o broffwydoliaeth Eseia. Yna 

rhannwch â’r grŵp cyfan: 

In small groups, and then share with the whole group, 

consider the following questions drawn out from the 

passage from Isaiah: 

Sut fyddech chi’n disgrifio’r Duw rydych yn 

gweddïo arno, yn yr eglwys ac yn breifat gartref? 

Beth yw eich delwedd o Dduw? Sut mae hynny’n 

effeithio ar y ffordd rydych yn agosáu at Dduw 

mewn gweddi? A yw’r adnodau o broffwydoliaeth 

Eseia’n rhai y gallech eu defnyddio mewn gweddi, 

gan roddi’ch enw chi ynddynt? 

How would you describe the God you pray to too, 

in church and privately at home? What is your 

image of God? How does that affect the way in 

which you come to God in prayer? Are the verses 

from Isaiah ones you could use in prayer, and add 

your own name into them? 

Ystyriwch faint sy’n digwydd y tu ôl i ddrysau 

caeedig yn y byd heddiw. Faint ydych chi’n ei 

wybod, neu ddim yn ei wybod, am wleidyddiaeth 

yn lleol a thrwy’r byd, er mwyn eich galluogi i 

bleidleisio gyda hyder, er enghraifft? Faint ydych 

chi’n ei ddeall am strwythurau a phrosesau 

gwneud penderfyniadau yn yr eglwys? 

Within the world today - consider how much takes 

place behind closed doors. How much or how little 

do you really know about world and local politics 

to ensure you are clear about how to vote, for 

example? How much do you understand about 

the structures and the decision making within 

the church? 

Meddyliwch am yr holl bethau y gallai pobl fod yn 

eu ‘cuddio’. Pam fyddent yn gwneud hynny? 

Think of all the things people may keep ‘hidden’. 

Why may this be so? 

Ystyriwch effeithiau afiechyd meddwl. Sut allai’r 

eglwys a’r gyfundrefn iechyd gynorthwyo i greu 

ymwybyddiaeth ddyfnach o afiechyd meddwl? 

Sut allech chithau fod o gymorth? Meddyliwch 

amdanoch eich hunain, neu am unrhyw un a 

adwaenwch sy’n dioddef o iselder neu afiechyd 

meddwl arall. Sut allech chi fod o gymorth a bod 

yn gefn iddo/iddi a’i sicrhau o gariad Duw? 

Consider the effects of mental ill health. How can 

the church and the health system help to create a 

deeper awareness of mental illness? How can you 

help? Think of yourself, or anyone you know who 

suffers from depression or other mental illnesses - 

how could you help and support them, and ensure 

them of God’s love? 

Gall datguddio ryddhau pobl, ond mae’n gofyn 

ymddiriedaeth a dealltwriaeth gadarn o’r hunan yn 

ogystal â bod wedi ymwreiddio yn Nuw. Mae’n cymryd 

amser i feithrin ymddiried mewn unrhyw berthynas, 

yn enwedig y fath ymddiried lle gellir datgelu 

gwirioneddau cudd. Mae hynny’r un mor wir am ein 

perthynas â Duw ag y mae ynghylch pob perthynas a 

brofwn. Mae datgelu rhywbeth y buom yn ei guddio’n 

gofyn dewrder. A allwn ni wrando ar ein gilydd gyda 

chariad Crist, heb farnu na chondemnio? 

Revealing can be liberating, but it takes a degree 

of trust and a rootedness in understanding the self 

as well as being rooted in God. All relationships 

take time to build up trust, especially a trust where 

hidden truths can be revealed. This is true about 

our relationship with God as it is within all of our 

relationships. To reveal something that has been 

otherwise hidden takes courage. Can we listen to 

one another with the love of Christ and not judge 

or condemn?





Mathew 13:45-46 am y perl 

gwerthfawr. 

Bryd hynny: Dywedodd Iesu, ‘Eto y mae teyrnas 

nefoedd yn debyg i fasnachwr sy’n chwilio am 

berlau gwych. Wedi iddo ddarganfod un perl 

gwerthfawr, aeth i ffwrdd a gwerthu’r cwbl oedd 

ganddo, a’i brynu.’ 


the Gospel of Matthew 13:45-46 

about the pearl of great price. 

At that time: Jesus said: ‘Again, the kingdom of 

heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; 

on finding one pearl of great value, he went and 

sold all that he had and bought it.’

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Mewn grwpiau bach, trafodwch y darn hwn o 

safbwynt datguddio. Yna rhannwch â’r grŵp cyfan. 

Mae’r sawl sy’n deall gwerth teyrnas nefoedd yn 

fodlon rhoi’r cwbl i’w sicrhau, fel y mae’r masnachwr 

er mwyn prynu’r perl gorau. Mae’r ddameg hon o 

eiddo Iesu, fel pob dameg, yn datgelu neges gudd 

i’r sawl sydd â chlustiau i wrando. 

Ni ddisgwylir i ni werthu’r cyfan sydd gennym i 

ddilyn Iesu, ond fe’n gelwir i roi ein hunain. Er 

mwyn darganfod y ‘perl gwerthfawr’, sef ffydd yn 

Iesu, gofynnir i ni agor ein calonnau a’n bywydau 

i bresenoldeb a chyffyrddiad yr Ysbryd. Mae gofyn 

i ni ddod gerbron Duw yn fregus ac yn onest, gan 

ddatguddio popeth a heb gelu dim wrth i ni geisio’r 

ffordd Gristnogol drwy fywyd a’i dilyn. 

Datguddir Duw i ni mewn llawer o wahanol ffyrdd, 

rhai’n gyffredin a rhai’n rhyfeddol. Mae pob 

datguddiad gan Dduw yn berl gwerthfawr a all 

ddyfnhau a nerthu ein gallu i ddatguddio neges 

a hanes Duw yn Iesu Grist i eraill. 


of revealing. Then share with the wider group. 

The one who realises the value of the kingdom of 

heaven is willing to give everything to gain it, as does 

the merchant to buy the finest of pearls. This parable 

of Jesus, like all parables reveals a hidden meaning to 

those with ears to hear. 

We are not expected to sell all we have to follow the 

way of Jesus, but we are called to give of ourselves. 

To discover the ‘pearl of great price’, faith in Jesus, we 

are asked to open our hearts and lives to the presence 

and touch of the Spirit. It is to become vulnerable 

and honest before God, revealing all and not keeping 

anything hidden as we seek and follow the Christian 

path through life. 

God is revealed to us in many different ways, ordinary 

and extraordinary. Each revealing given by God is a pearl 

of great price to deepen and enable our revealing to 

others the message and the story of God in Jesus Christ. 

Beth fyddech chi’n ei ddweud fu’r adegau 

i chi dderbyn ‘perl gwerthfawr’? 

What would you say are your moments 

of receiving a ‘pearl of great price’? 

Pwy ddatguddiodd ei ffydd i chi 

gan ysgogi eich ffydd chithau? 

Who revealed to you their faith which 

then encouraged you in your faith? 

Pwy sydd yn eich cynorthwyo i ddeall eich 

ymwneud â Duw yn eich gweddi a’ch bywyd - ai 

cyfarwyddwr ysbrydol, clerigwr yn yr eglwys 

ynteu gyfaill y gallwch ymddiried ynddo/ynddi? 

Who helps you understand your encounters 

with God in prayer and life? Is this a spiritual 

director, a member of the clergy of the church, 

or a trusted friend?




Darllenwch y darn hwn o Efengyl 

Luc 21:25-33 ynghylch yr arwyddion 

sydd i ddod. 

Bryd hynny: Dywedodd Iesu, ‘Bydd arwyddion 

yn yr haul a’r lloer a’r sêr. Ar y ddaear bydd 

cenhedloedd mewn cyfyngder yn eu pryder rhag 

trymru ac ymchwydd y môr. Bydd pobl yn llewygu 

gan ofn y pethau sy’n dod ar y byd; oherwydd 

ysgydwir nerthoedd y nefoedd. A’r pryd hwnnw 

gwelant Fab y Dyn yn dyfod mewn cwmwl gyda 

nerth a gogoniant mawr. Pan ddechreua’r pethau 

hyn ddigwydd, ymunionwch a chodwch eich 

pennau, oherwydd mae eich rhyddhad yn agosáu.’ 

Adroddodd ddameg wrthynt: ‘Edrchwch ar y 

ffigysbren a’r holl goed. Pan fyddant yn dechrau 

deilio, fe wyddoch eich hunain o’u gweld fod yr 

haf bellach yn agos. Felly chwithau, pan welwch 

y pethau hyn yn digwydd, byddwch yn gwybod 

fod teyrnas Dduw yn agos. Yn wir, rwy’n dweud 

wrthych, nid â’r genhedlaeth hon heibio nes i’r 

cwbl ddigwydd. Y nef a’r ddaear, ânt heibio, ond 

fy ngeiriau i, nid ânt heibio ddim.’ 

Mae Iesu’n sôn am yr hyn oll a ddatguddir cyn iddo 

ddod mewn gallu a gogoniant. Yn ein byd heddiw mae 

llawer o bobl yn byw mewn ofn, mewn lleoedd llawn 

trais a lleoedd yr effeithiwyd arnynt gan drychinebau 

naturiol, yn debyg i ddisgrifiad Efengyl Luc. Eto, er 

efallai nad yw’r digwyddiadau hyn yn y byd heddiw’n 

cyhoeddi dyfodiad teyrnas Dduw yn union syth, maent 

yn ein galw i weddïo ac i weithredu. 

Wrth i ni ddisgwyl am y diwrnod hwnnw, rydym i fod 

yn effro ac ar ein gwyliadwriaeth. Rydym i wrando ar 

eiriau Iesu achos beth bynnag a ddigwydd dyma’r 

geiriau sy’n datguddio cariad Duw atom. Mynd a dod 

wna’r tymhorau, ond erys Duw gyda ni. 

Mae’r darn hwn yn ein hatgoffa i beidio â chladdu’n 

pennau yn y tywod ond i edrych ar realiti ein byd a 

cheisio ffyrdd i ddatguddio, yn hytrach na chuddio, 

presenoldeb Duw yn ein bywydau a bywyd y byd. 

Read through the passage from Gospel 

of Luke 21:25-33 concerning the signs 

to come. 

At that time: Jesus said, ‘There will be signs in 

the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth 

distress among nations confused by the roaring of 

the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear 

and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, 

for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then 

they will see “the Son of Man coming in a cloud” 

with power and great glory. Now when these things 

begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, 

because your redemption is drawing near.’ 

Then he told them a parable: ‘Look at the fig tree 

and all the trees; as soon as they sprout leaves you 

can see for yourselves and know that summer is 

already near. So also, when you see these things 

taking place, you know that the kingdom of God 

is near. Truly I tell you, this generation will not 

pass away until all things have taken place. 

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words 

will not pass away.’ 

Jesus speaks of all that will be revealed before his 

coming with power and glory. In the world of today 

many live in fear, in places of violence, or in places 

affected by natural disasters, as described in Luke’s 

Gospel. Yet, whilst these world events today may not 

herald the coming of God’s kingdom at this precise 

moment, they do call us to prayer and action. 

As we wait for that day to come, we are to be alert and 

watchful. We are to listen to the words Jesus speaks, 

because no matter what happens, these are the words 

which reveal to us the love God has for us. Seasons 

come and go, but God is with us. 

This passage reminds us not to bury our heads in the 

sand, but to look at the reality of the world in which 

live, and to seek out the ways in which we can make 

visible, not hidden, God’s presence in our lives and in 

the life of the world. 

Beth mae’r darn hwn yn ei ddatguddio i ni ar 

y pwynt hwn yn ein taith drwy’r Grawys? 

What does this passage reveal to us at this point 

on our Lenten journey? 

Sut allwch chi ddatguddio eich 

ffydd mewn gweddi? 

Sut allwch chi ddatguddio eich ffydd 

mewn gweithredu? 

How can you reveal your faith in prayer? 

How can you reveal your faith in action?

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Mewn un lliw, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden rannau o 

fywyd a gedwir yn gudd ond y gellid eu datguddio. 

In one colour, write on the tree areas of life which 

are kept hidden but could be revealed. 

Mewn lliw arall, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden ffyrdd 

y gallai’r eglwys gynnig cymorth a chefnogaeth i 

bobl sy’n dioddef o afiechyd meddwl. 

 

In another colour, write on the tree how the 

church may be able to offer help and support 

to those with mental ill health. 






Mewn un lliw, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden ran o’ch 

bywyd, heddiw neu yn y gorffennol, y bu i chi ei 

guddio ond yr hoffech ei ddatguddio neu yr ydych 

wedi ei ddatguddio. 

In one colour, write on the tree an area of your life, 

past or present, which you have kept hidden but 

would like to reveal, or have revealed. 


eich delwedd bersonol chi o Dduw. 

In another colour, write on the tree your 

own personal image of God. 




Gweddi i gloi 



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O Dduw, datguddia dy gariad i mi, 

a ffydd i rannu’r cariad hwnnw ag eraill. 

O Dduw, datguddia dy Air i mi, 

a ffydd i rannu’r Gair hwnnw ag eraill. 

O Dduw, datguddia dy ddoethineb i mi, 

a ffydd i rannu’r doethineb hwnnw ag eraill. 

O Dduw, datguddia dy hun yn fy nghalon, 

a bendithia fi â’r ffydd i gydgerdded â thi drwy’r Grawys. 

Amen. 

O God, reveal to me your Love, 

and a faith to share that love with others. 

O God, reveal to me your Word, 

and a faith to share that Word with others. 

O God, reveal to me your Wisdom, 

and a faith to share that wisdom with others. 

O God, be revealed within my heart, 


Amen.

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49 



Pedwaredd Wythnos y Grawys 

The Fourth Week of Lent

50 

Perthyn? / Belonging? 



Diarhebion 

Yn ei llaw dde y mae hir oes, 

a chyfoeth ac anrhydedd yn ei llaw chwith. 

Proverbs 

Long life is in her right hand; 

in her left hand are riches and honour. 

Effesiaid 

Rwyf yn gweddïo y bydd i chi gael 

eich galluogi i amgyffred ynghyd â’r 

holl saint beth yw lled a hyd ac uchder 

a dyfnder cariad Crist. 

Ephesians 

I pray that you may have the power 

to comprehend, with all the saints, 

what is the breadth and length and 

height and depth of God’s love. 

Rwyt wedi fy ngalw, O Dduw, 

i’th ddilyn di, i ddod i berthyn, 

mewn ffydd, i’th deulu di, yr Eglwys. 

Cynorthwya fi i ddeall gwir ystyr hynny. 

Cynorthwya fi i ddeall gwir ystyr dyfnder dy gariad 

tuag ataf. 

Cynorthwya fi i ddeall gwir ystyr 

yr amryfal ddoniau y bu i ti fy 

mendithio â hwy. 

Gan berthyn, mewn ffydd: 

Cynorthwya fi wrth i mi 

geisio cynnig croeso i bawb. 


geisio rhannu dy gariad â phawb. 


geisio gweddïo’n ddyfnach dros bawb. 

Gan berthyn, mewn ffydd: 

Cynorthwya fi i fyw fy mywyd â thangnefedd. 

Cynorthwya fi i fyw fy mywyd â llawenydd. 

Cynorthwya fi i fyw fy mywyd â chariad 

tuag atat ti a’r holl greadigaeth. 

You have called me O God, to follow you, 

to come and belong, in faith, to the family of your 

Church. 

Help me to truly comprehend 

what this means. 

Help me to truly comprehend 

the depth of your love for me. 

Help me to truly comprehend the many gifts 

you have blessed to me. 

Belonging, in faith: 

Help me as I seek to offer 

a welcome to all people. 

Help me as I seek to share 

your love with all people. 

Help me as I seek to pray 

more deeply for all people. 

Belonging, in faith: 

Help me to live my life with peace. 

Help me to live my life with joy. 

Help me to live my life with love 

for you and all creation.

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Grawys hwn. 

Amen. 






to deepen my faith and 

prayer this Lent. 

Amen. 



Yn ddwfn o fewn pob un ohonom mae 

galwad, ac efallai angen, i berthyn. Yn y 

Beibl, roedd perthyn yn golygu bod yn 

rhan o bobl Israel, cenedl etholedig 

Duw. Gyda dyfodiad Iesu, dechreuwyd 

herio’r syniad hwnnw o berthyn, wrth 

iddo geisio pobl nad oedd ‘o’r Israel’. 

Mae’r gair ‘perthyn’ yn cynnwys 

cymhlethdod o ystyron ac emosiynau. 

Mae perthyn yn cyffwrdd â chraidd ein 

bod, a chraidd ein hiechyd. Gall perthyn 

fod yn brofiad cadarnhaol neu negyddol. 

Rooted deep within us all is a call, and 

perhaps a need, to belong. Within the 

Bible, belonging was to be a part of the 

people of Israel, God’s chosen. With the 

coming of Jesus, then this sense of 

belonging began to be challenged, as he 

sought out people who were not ‘of Israel’. 

The word ‘belonging’ holds within it a 

complexity of meanings and emotions. 

Belonging touches our inner being, and 

our inner well-being. Belonging can be a 

positive or a negative experience. 

Beth yw ystyr y gair ‘perthyn’ i chi yng nghyddestun 

eich bywyd personol? 

What do you understand by the word ‘belonging’ 

within the context of your personal life? 

Beth yw ystyr y gair ‘perthyn’ i chi 

yng nghyd-destun y byd? 


within the context of the world? 

Beth yw ystyr y gair ‘perthyn’ i chi 

yng nghyd-destun yr eglwys? 


within the context of the church?

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Darllenwch y darn hwn o Lyfr Ruth 

1:15-22 ynghylch dechrau bywyd 

newydd. 

Yn y dyddiau hynny: Dywedodd Naomi, ‘Edrych, 

y mae dy chwaer-yng-nghyfraith wedi mynd yn 

ôl at ei phobl a’i duw; dychwel dithau ar ei hôl.’ 

Ond meddai Ruth, ‘Paid â’m hannog i’th adael, na 

throi’n ôl oddi wrthyt, oherwydd i ble bynnag yr 

ei di, fe af finnau; dy bobl di fydd fy mhobl i, a’th 

Dduw di fy Nuw innau. Lle y byddi di farw, y byddaf 

finnau farw ac yno y’m cleddir. Fel hyn y gwnelo’r 

Arglwydd i mi, a rhagor, os bydd unrhyw beth ond 

angau yn ein gwahanu ni. Gwelodd Naomi ei bod 

yn benderfynol o fynd gyda hi, ac fe beidiodd â’i 

hannog rhagor. 

Aeth y ddwy ymlaen nes dod i Fethlehem; ac wedi 

iddynt gyrraedd, bu cyffro drwy’r holl dref o’u 

plegid, a’r merched yn gofyn, ‘Ai Naomi yw hon?’ 

Dywedodd hithau wrthynt, ‘Peidiwch â’m galw’n 

Naomi, galwch f lokvvvi’n Mara,9 oherwydd bu’r 

Hollalluog yn chwerw iawn wrthyf. Yr oeddwn 

yn llawn wrth fynd allan, ond daeth yr Arglwydd 

â mi’n ôl yn wag. Pam y galwch fi’n Naomi, a’r 

Arglwydd wedi tystio i’m herbyn a’r Hollalluog 

wedi dod â drwg arnaf?’ 

Fel hyn y dychwelodd Naomi o wlad Moab, a’i 

merch-yng-nghyfraith, Ruth y Foabes, gyda hi. 

Daethant i Fethlehem yn nechrau’r cynhaeaf haidd. 

Roedd yn rhaid i Ruth wynebu’r her o benderfynu lle 

y perthynai o ddifrif. Ai gyda’i phobl ei hun, yn y lle 

y bu’n byw hyd farwolaeth ei gŵr? Ai gyda Naomi, 

ei mam-yng-nghyfraith, gan fynd i fyw mewn lle 

gwahanol? Mae Ruth yn gwbl benderfynol. Bydd yn 

byw ym Methlehem gyda’i mamyngnghyfraith. Nid 

dim ond dilyn Naomi a wnaeth Ruth, ond newid, a 

thrawsnewid, ei bywyd yn llwyr; deuai Duw Naomi 

yn Dduw i Ruth hefyd. 

Daeth perthyn i olygu rhywbeth gwahanol i Ruth. 

Byddai un agwedd ar y perthyn hwnnw, ar fod ym 

Methlehem gyda Naomi, yn un na fyddai Ruth erioed 

wedi’i ddisgwyl. Yn llinach Iesu, ysgrifenna Mathew fod 

‘Boas yn dad i Obed, a Ruth yn fam iddo, Obed yn dad 

i Jesse, a Jesse yn dad i’r Brenin Dafydd’ (1:5-6). 

Daeth Ruth, yr estrones a’r un nad oedd yn perthyn, 

nad oedd yn fodlon i’w mam-yng-nghyfraith deithio na 

byw ar ei phen ei hun, i berthyn i gyff teuluol Iesu. 


Book of Ruth 1:15-22 about beginning 

a new life. 

In those days: Naomi said, ‘See, your sister-in-law 

has gone back to her people and to her gods; return 

after your sister-in-law.’ But Ruth said, ‘Do not 

press me to leave you or to turn back from following 

you! Where you go, I will go; where you lodge, I will 

lodge; your people shall be my people, and your 

God my God. Where you die, I will die - there will I 

be buried. May the Lord do thus and so to me, and 

more as well, if even death parts me from you!’ 

When Naomi saw that she was determined to go 

with her, she said no more to her. 

So the two of them went on until they came to 

Bethlehem. When they came to Bethlehem, the 

whole town was stirred because of them; and the 

women said, ‘Is this Naomi?’ She said to them, 

‘Call me no longer Naomi, call me Mara, for the 

Almighty has dealt bitterly with me. I went away 

full, but the Lord has brought me back empty; why 

call me Naomi when the Lord has dealt harshly 

with me, and the Almighty has brought calamity 

upon me?’ 

So Naomi returned together with Ruth the 

Moabite, her daughter-in-law, who came back 

with her from the country of Moab. They came to 

Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest. 

Ruth faced the challenge of where she truly belonged. 

Was that to be with her own people, in the place she 

had lived until her husband died? Was it to be with 

Naomi, her mother-in-law, and to go and live in a 

different place? Ruth is adamant in her decision. Her 

life will be in Bethlehem with her mother-in-law. Ruth 

did not simply follow Naomi, but was willing to make a 

total transition, and transformation, in her life; the God 

of Naomi would also become the God for Ruth. 

Belonging took on a new meaning for Ruth. One aspect 

of this belonging, of being in Bethlehem with Naomi, 

would be one that Ruth would never have expected. 

In the genealogy of Jesus, Matthew writes, ‘Boaz the 

father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 

and Jesse the father of King David’ (1:5-6). Ruth, a 

foreigner and outsider, who would not let her motherin-law 

travel or live alone, came to belong on the family 

tree of Jesus.


Meddyliwch eich bod yn sefyllfa Ruth. A fyddech 

chi wedi aros yn eich cartref ynteu a fyddech 

wedi mynd gyda’ch mam-yng-nghyfraith? 

Put yourself in the place of Ruth. Would you 

have stayed in the place you lived or would you 

have gone with your mother-in-law? 

Rhaid bod Ruth yn credu y byddai’n perthyn lle bynnag 

y byddai Naomi’n mynd. Rhaid bod Ruth yn teimlo’n 

ddiogel ac yn sefydlog yn ei pherthynas â Naomi i 

barhau i deithio gyda hi. Ar ôl cyrraedd Bethlehem, 

sefydlodd Ruth wreiddiau ei bywyd yno. Heb iddi wir 

sylweddoli hynny, dyma nid yn unig y lle roedd yn 

perthyn ond y lle y cafodd ei galw iddo gan Dduw. 

Yn ei lyfr, Eternal Echoes: Exploring our Hunger to 

Belong, mae John O’Donohue yn ysgrifennu am 

berthyn fel rhywbeth sy’n ymwneud â chynhesrwydd, 

haelioni, rhyddid a ‘phresenoldeb byw ag angerddol 

yr enaid’(t. 3). Mae perthyn yn fwy na lle neu’r fan 

rydym yn byw, mae tu hwnt i’r bobl rydym yn eu 

hadnabod neu’r ‘pethau’ rydym yn berchen arnynt. 

Mae perthyn yn ymwneud mwy â dewis, hygrededd, 

hunanymwybyddiaeth, bod yn un â Duw mewn ffydd, 

byw mewn ffydd a chyfranogi mewn bywyd a dirnad 

ein rhan ni ynddo, pa mor fach neu fawr y bo honno. 

Ysgrifennai John O’Donohue yng nghyd-destun ei 

gefndir mewn Ysbrydolrwydd Celtaidd yn Iwerddon. 

Ysgrifennai ynghylch y ffordd yr oedd coed i’r Celtiaid 

yn arbennig ac yn sanctaidd, a’r modd y gallwn 

ddysgu llawer am ein taith drwy fywyd drwy edrych 

ar y ffordd mae coed yn ymlwybro drwy dymhorau 

o dyfiant a chrebachu. Cyfeiriodd hefyd at y modd y 

mae’n rhaid i’n bywyd mewnol fod â dyfnder iddo os 

ydym i faethu’n hunain ac eraill. 

Gall coeden ymestyn tuag at y goleuni, a goddef 

y gwynt, y glaw a’r storm, yn union oherwydd 

ei gwreiddiau. Mae doethineb y goeden yn 

cydbwyso’r llwybr i mewn a’r llwybr allan. Pan 

fyddwn yn ymwreiddio yn y ddaear, byddwn yn 

dewis o gyfoeth bywyd, ac mae angen i ni fod 

yn dyner ofalus lle’r aiff y gwreiddiau. Un o feini 

prawf allweddol hygrededd personol yw p’run a 

ydych yn perthyn i’ch bywyd eich hun ai peidio. 

Pan ydych yn perthyn ynddoch eich hun bydd 

gennych gydbwysedd a rhyddid. Hyd yn oed pan 

fydd storm dioddefaint neu ddryswch yn rhuo, ni 

fydd yn eich digartrefu. Hyd yn oed yn nhrowynt 

ansicrwydd bydd gennych ryw angor cadarn o’ch 

mewn. Bydd y gwreiddiau mewnol hynny’n eich 

galluogi i chi ddeall a dysgu oddi wrth y dioddef 

yn nes ymlaen. Gall gwir berthyn oddef cyfnodau 

alltudiaeth. (t. 213) 

No doubt Ruth believed that she belonged wherever 

Naomi went. Ruth must have felt safe and secure in her 

relationship with Naomi to continue to travel with her. 

Once in Bethlehem, Ruth became rooted in life there. 

Without her really knowing, it was not only the place of 

her belonging, but also the place of her calling, by God. 

In his book, Eternal Echoes: Exploring our Hunger 

to Belong, John O’Donohue writes about belonging 

being about warmth, generosity, freedom, liberation 

and ‘the living and passionate presence of the soul’ 

(p. 3). Belonging is beyond a place or where we live, 

it is beyond the people we know or the ‘things’ we 

have. Belonging is more about choice, integrity, selfawareness, 

being at one with God in faith, living in faith 

and partaking in life and discerning the part we are to 

play, however small or big. 

John O’Donohue wrote from his background of 

Celtic Spirituality in Ireland. He wrote of the Celtic 

understanding and sense of trees being special 

and sacred, and the way we can learn much about 

our journey through life by looking to the way trees 

navigate their way through the seasons of loss and 

growth. Also, that our inner life has to have depth if 

we are to nourish our own selves and that of others. 

The tree can reach towards the light, endure wind, 

rain and storm, precisely because it is rooted. The 

wisdom of the tree balances the path inwards with 

the pathway outwards. When we put down our 

roots into the ground, we choose from life’s bounty, 

we need to exercise a tender caution about where 

the roots should go. One of the vital criteria of 

personal integrity is whether you belong to your 

own life or not. When you belong in yourself, you 

have poise and freedom. Even when the storm 

of suffering or confusion rages, it will not unhouse 

you. Even in the maelstrom of turbulence 

some place within you will still anchor you 

faithfully. These inner roots will enable you later 

to understand and integrate the suffering that has 

visited. True belonging can integrate the phases of 

exile. (p. 213) 

A oes gennych unrhyw feddyliau neu sylwadau 

ar y darn hwn o waith John O’Donohue? 

Any thoughts or comments on this 

passage from John O’Donohue?

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Mae elfennau cadarnhaol a negyddol i berthyn, ac ar 

y cyd â hynny deimladau o gael eich derbyn a chael 

eich gwrthod. Gall geiriau ac agweddau cadarnhaol yn 

ymwneud â pherthyn gynnwys rhoi, croesawu, caru, 

bywhau, cefnogi, caniatáu methu, derbyn, cyfrifoldeb, 

tangnefedd, hunanymwybyddiaeth, bod yn fregus. 

Ymhlith y geiriau ac agweddau negyddol mae cyfyngu, 

rheoli, tra-arglwyddiaethu, trachwant, meddiangarwch, 

meddiannu, camdrin, allgau, cyltiau/sectau. 

Gan ei bod yn dod o rywle arall, gallai Ruth yn hawdd 

fod wedi cael ei hallgau o’r gymuned y daeth i fyw 

ynddi, gan orfodi iddi deimlo nad oedd yn perthyn. 

Mae perthyn yn rhan allweddol o fod yn fod dynol 

- cael eich hoffi, teimlo bod eich angen, bod yn 

o ddefnydd. Yn ysbrydol, perthyn yw dyfnhau ein 

gwreiddiau yn Nuw, dyfnhau ein deall o’r ffydd y 

galwodd Duw ni iddi a dyfnhau ein cariad at yr hyn 

ydym, yr un a gerir gan Dduw. 

There are both positive and negative elements within 

belonging, and alongside this, a sense of inclusion 

and exclusion. Positive words or attitudes related to 

‘belonging’ can include - giving, welcoming, loving, 

life-giving, supportive, allowed to fail, acceptance, 

responsibility, peace, self awareness, vulnerability. 

Negative words or attitudes can include - constrictive, 

controlling, ruling, greed, possessiveness, ownership, 

abuse, exclusion, cult/sects. 

Coming from a different place, Ruth could easily have 

been excluded from the community she came to live in, 

enforcing a sense of not belonging. To belong is of the 

essence of being human - to be liked, to be wanted, to 

be useful. To belong, spiritually, is to deepen our roots 

in God, to deepen our understanding of the faith God 

has called us to, and to deepen our love for the person 

we are as loved by God. 


sy’n deillio o’r darn o lyfr Ruth. Yna trafodwch â’r grŵp 

cyfan: 



passage from the book of Ruth: 

Ym mha sawl ffordd wahanol ydych chi’n ‘perthyn’ 

- er enghraifft, i eglwys, grŵp diddordeb arbennig 

neu weithle? 

In how many different ways do you ‘belong’, 

For example, to a church, interest group, 

or place of work? 

Pa fathau o bobl, o fewn cymdeithas heddiw, a allai 

ei chael yn anodd teimlo eu bod yn perthyn neu’n 

cael eu derbyn? 

Who, within society today, may find it difficult 

to find a sense of belonging or acceptance? 

Fel eglwys, sut ydym yn annog perthyn mewn 

ffydd ac yn dysgu a dangos hynny i’r rhai sy’n 

ceisio ffordd Iesu? 

As a church, how is a belonging in faith 

encouraged, taught or shown to those who 

are seeking the way of Jesus? 

A yw’n heglwysi’n groesawgar ac yn lleoedd 

y gall pobl deimlo eu bod yn perthyn iddynt? 

Are our churches places of welcome 

and belonging?




Darllenwch y darn o’r Llythyr at 

yr Effesiaid 4:25 - 5:2, sef rheolau’r 

bywyd newydd. 

Frodyr a chwiorydd: Gan hynny, ymaith â 

chelwydd! Dywedwch y gwir bob un wrth ei 

gymydog, oherwydd yr ydym yn aelodau o’n 

gilydd. Byddwch ddig, ond peidiwch â phechu; 

peidiwch â gadael i’r haul fachlud ar eich 

digofaint, a pheidiwch â rhoi cyfle i’r diafol. Y 

mae’r lleidr i beidio â lladrata mwyach; yn hytrach, 

dylai ymroi i weithio’n onest â’i ddwylo ei hun, er 

mwyn cael rhywbeth i’w rannu â’r sawl sydd mewn 

angen. Nid oes yr un gair drwg i ddod allan o’ch 

genau, dim ond geiriau da, sydd er adeiladaeth yn 

ôl yr angen, ac felly’n dwyn bendith i’r sawl sy’n 

eu clywed. Peidiwch â thristáu Ysbryd Glân Duw, 

yr Ysbryd y gosodwyd ei sêl arnoch ar gyfer dydd 

eich prynu’n rhydd. Bwriwch ymaith oddi wrthych 

bob chwerwder, llid, digofaint, twrw, a sen, ynghyd 

â phob drwgdeimlad. Byddwch yn dirion wrth 

eich gilydd; yn dyner eich calon, yn maddau i’ch 

gilydd fel y maddeuodd Duw yng Nghrist i chwi. 

Byddwch, felly, yn efelychwyr Duw, fel plant 

annwyl iddo, gan fyw mewn cariad, yn union fel 

y carodd Crist ni, a’i roi ei hun trosom, yn offrwm 

ac aberth i Dduw, o arogl pêr. 


Letter to the Ephesians 4:25 - 5:2, 

the rules for the new life. 

Brothers and sisters: Putting away falsehood, let 

all of us speak the truth to our neighbours, for we 

are members of one another. Be angry but do not 

sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and 

do not make room for the devil. Thieves must give 

up stealing; rather let them labour and work 

honestly with their own hands, so as to have 

something to share with the needy. Let no evil talk 

come out of your mouths, but only what is useful 

for building up, as there is need, so that your 

words may give grace to those who hear. And do 

not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you 

were marked with a seal for the day of redemption. 

Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and 

anger and wrangling and slander, together with 

all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, 

forgiving one another, as God in Christ 

has forgiven you. Therefore be imitators of God, 

as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ 

loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant 

offering and sacrifice to God.

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perthyn. Yna trafodwch â’r grŵp cyfan. 

Ar daith ffydd rydym i ddynwared Duw fel y mae wedi’i 

ddatguddio i ni yn Iesu. Beth oedd perthyn yn ei olygu 

i Iesu? Er mwyn darganfod ei ymdeimlad yntau o 

berthyn bu’n rhaid iddo gofleidio’r dwyfol a’r dynol, 

y ddwy elfen i’w hunaniaeth. I Iesu, golygai perthyn 

hefyd na fyddai bob amser yn bodloni disgwyliadau 

pobl! Ni ddilynai Iesu reolau cymdeithasol arferol ei 

oes wrth iddo gymdeithasu â gwahangleifion, casglwyr 

trethi a merched. Yng ngolwg yr awdurdodau crefyddol 

a gwleidyddol roedd yn tanseilio eu trefn sefydledig, 

a’u rheolaeth a’u grym dros y bobl. Arweiniwyd Iesu i’w 

farwolaeth gan y rhai na allent, neu a wrthodent, berthyn 

i ffordd tangnefedd a chariad fel y dysgai ef amdani. 

Golygai perthyn a bod yn driw iddo’i hun a’i alwad gan 

Dduw na allai Iesu wneud dim ond dilyn, yn ewyllysgar, 

y daith a osodwyd o’i flaen. Gelwir ninnau hefyd i 

berthyn, yn Nuw, sy’n gofyn i ni fod yn driw i’r hyn 

ydym ac i beidio â chael ein mowldio gan eraill i fod 

yn rhywun na ddylem fod. 


of belonging. Then share with the wider group. 

In our journey of faith we are to be imitators of God 

as revealed to us in Jesus. What did belonging mean 

to Jesus? To discover his own sense of belonging 

meant he needed to embrace both the divine and the 

human; both elements of his personhood. To Jesus, 

belonging also meant he didn’t always meet the 

peoples’ expectations! Jesus didn’t follow the social 

norms of his day as he met with lepers, tax collectors 

and women. In the eyes of the religious and political 

authorities he upset their ‘status quo’; their control 

and power over the people. Jesus was led to death by 

those who could not, or refused to, belong to the way 

of peace and love that he taught. 

Belonging and being true to himself and his call from 

God, meant Jesus could do nothing else but follow, 

willingly, the journey laid out for him. We too are called 

to a belonging in God that asks us to be true to the 

person we are, and not be moulded by others into the 

person we are not to be. 

Oes yna unrhyw newidiadau yr hoffech chi eu 

gwneud er mwyn bod yn driw i’r hyn rydych i 

fod, i wir adnabod beth yw perthyn yn Nuw? 

Are there any changes you would like to make to 

be true to who you are meant to be, to truly own 

your belonging in God? 

Oes yna unrhyw newidiadau y teimlwch fod 

angen i’r byd crefyddol a gwleidyddol eu 

gwneud heddiw i sicrhau y gall pawb deimlo eu 

bod yn perthyn o fewn yr eglwys a’r gymuned 

ehangach - hyd yn oed os bydd rhai’n teimlo 

bod hynny’n siglo’r ‘statws cwo’? 

Are there any changes you feel the religious and 

political world of today needs to make to ensure 

that all can feel a belonging within the church 

and the wider community - even if to some it 

upsets ‘the status quo’?





Luc 22:1-6 ynghylch bradychu’r 

cynnig o fywyd newydd. 

Bryd hynny: Yr oedd gŵyl y Bara Croyw, y Pasg fel 

y’i gelwir, yn agosáu. Yr oedd y prif offeiriaid a’r 

ysgrifenyddion yn ceisio modd i’w ladd, oherwydd 

yr oedd arnynt ofn y bobl. Ac aeth Satan i mewn 

i Jwdas, a elwid Iscariot, hwnnw oedd yn un o’r 

Deuddeg. Aeth ef a thrafod gyda’r prif offeiriaid a 

swyddogion gwarchodlu’r deml sut i fradychu Iesu 

iddynt. Cytunasant yn llawen iawn i dalu arian 

iddo. Cydsyniodd yntau, a dechreuodd geisio cyfle 

i’w fradychu ef iddynt heb i’r dyrfa wybod. 

A oedd Jwdas yn teimlo ei fod yn perthyn i’r grŵp 

ehangach o ddisgyblion? A wyddai beth fyddai’r 

canlyniadau pan aeth gyntaf at yr archoffeiriaid a’r 

ysgrifenyddion? Ac eto, gyda chariad y cyfarchodd 

Iesu ef serch hynny. Mae adegau pan fyddwn ninnau 

hefyd yn gwneud neu’n dweud rhywbeth sy’n ein 

pellhau oddi wrth Dduw. Rydym yn parhau i berthyn 

ac ni chawn ein gadael yn amddifad, a thrwy’n 

hedifeirwch ac o geisio maddeuant gwyddom y 

cynigir bywyd newydd i ni eto. 

Mae ein bedydd yn ein dwyn i mewn i berthyn i deulu 

Duw. Drwy fedydd rydym oll yn gyfartal gerbron Duw, 

ac fe’n cerir a’n derbyn yn gyfartal, beth bynnag y 

teimlwn am hynny yn ein bywydau o ddydd i ddydd. 

Mae bedydd yn agor y drws i fywyd newydd, perthyn 

newydd a thaith yn llawn syndod, pan fyddwn 

weithiau’n bradychu’n ffydd ac ar adegau eraill yn 

cyhoeddi’n ffydd. 


Gospel of Luke 22:1-6, the betrayal 

of the offer of a new life. 

At that time: The festival of Unleavened Bread, 

which is called the Passover, was near. The chief 

priests and the scribes were looking for a way to 

put Jesus to death, for they were afraid of the 

people. Then Satan entered into Judas called 

Iscariot, who was one of the twelve; he went away 

and conferred with the chief priests and officers of 

the temple police about how he might betray him 

to them. They were greatly pleased and agreed to 

give him money. So he consented and began to 

look for an opportunity to betray him to them when 

no crowd was present. 

Did Judas feel as though he belonged within the wider 

group of disciples? Did he realise what the consequences 

would be when he first went to the chief priests and 

scribes? Yet, Judas was still greeted by Jesus with 

love. There are times when we too do or say something 

that takes us away from the closeness of God’s side. 

We still belong and we are not left alone, as through our 

repentance, our seeking forgiveness we know the offer 

a new life again. 

Our baptism, draws us into our belonging in God’s 

family. Through baptism we are all equal before God, 

and equally loved and accepted, whether or not we 

find that in our day to day lives. Baptism opens the 

door to a new life, a new belonging and a journey of 

surprises where we may at times betray our faith and 

at other times proclaim our faith. 

Sut ydych chi’n teimlo am hanes 

Jwdas a’r hyn oll a wnaeth? 

How do you feel about the story 

of Judas and all he did? 

Beth mae eich bedydd yn ei olygu i chi? 

What does your baptism mean to you?

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elfennau cadarnhaol ynghylch perthyn i ddiolch 

i Dduw amdanynt. 

In one colour, write on the tree positive elements 

about belonging to thank God for. 

Mewn lliw arall, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden elfennau 

negyddol ynghylch perthyn i weddïo amdanynt. 

In another colour, write on the tree negative 

elements about belonging to bring into prayer. 






Mewn un lliw, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden beth 

mae perthyn i Dduw mewn ffydd yn ei olygu i chi. 

In one colour, write on the tree what belonging 

to God in faith means to you. 


beth mae bedydd yn ei olygu i chi. 

In another colour, write on the tree what 

baptism means to you. 




Gweddi i gloi 



Diolch i ti, O Dduw, am fy mherthyn ynot ti, 

ac am dy groeso i mi. 

Diolch i ti, O Dduw, am fy medydd, 

ac am dderbyn yr hyn wyf fi. 

Diolch i ti, O Dduw, am fy nhaith mewn ffydd, 

ac am gael bod yn ymwybodol o’r doniau y’m bendithiaist â hwy. 

Diolch i ti, O Dduw, am fy mherthyn gyda thi, 

a bendithia fi â’r ffydd i gydgerdded â thi yn ystod y Grawys. 

Amen. 

Thank you, O God, for my belonging in you, 

and the welcome you give to me. 

Thank you, O God, for my baptism, 

and the acceptance of the ‘who I am’. 

Thank you, O God, for my journey of faith, 

and the awareness of the gifts blessed to me. 

Thank you, O God, for my belonging with you, 


Amen.

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61 

Dyheu? 


Pumed Wythnos y Grawys 

The Fifth Week of Lent

62 

Dyheu? / Desiring? 



Diarhebion 

Ffyrdd hyfryd yw ei ffyrdd, 

a heddwch sydd ar ei holl lwybrau. 

Proverbs 

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 

and all her paths are peace. 

Effesiaid 

Rwyf yn gweddïo y bydd i chi wybod am y cariad 

hwnnw, er ei fod uwchlaw gwybodaeth. Felly dygir chwi 

i gyflawnder, hyd at holl gyflawnder Duw. 

Ephesians 

I pray that you come to know the love 

of Christ that surpasses knowledge, 

so that you may be filled with all 

the fullness of God. 

O Dduw Dyhead, 

Cyfarwydda fy nghamau ar hyd 

llwybr dy dangnefedd di. 


llwybrau sy’n hyfryd. 


llwybr dy gariad di. 


llwybrau gwirionedd. 


Cyfarwydda fy nghalon i’th 

garu’n ddyfnach. 

Cyfarwydda fy ngeiriau i 

lefaru’n eglurach amdanat. 

Cyfarwydda fy meddwl i 

weddïo’n fwy trugarog. 

Cyfarwydda fy holl fod i’th 

ddilyn yn fwy ffyddlon. 


Cyfarwydda fi yn ffordd dy ddyhead di 

drwy fy ngwasanaeth, fy ngweddi a’m bywyd. 

Amen. 

O God of Desire, 

Guide my steps along 

your path of peace. 


ways that are pleasant. 


your path of love. 


ways that are true. 


Guide my heart to love 

you more deeply. 

Guide my words to speak 

of you more clearly. 

Guide my mind to 

pray more compassionately. 

Guide my whole being to 

follow you more faithfully. 


Guide me in the way of your desire 

in and through my service, prayer and life. 

Amen.

Dyheu? / Desiring? 63 







Grawys hwn. 

Amen. 








Amen. 

Dyheu? 


Gall y geiriau ‘dyhead’ a ‘dyheu’ fod ag 

ystyron cadarnhaol neu negyddol. Mae 

dyheu’n golygu dymuno, hiraethu a 

deisyfu ac mae hefyd yn amlygu’n gallu 

i wneud penderfyniadau ac i gydnabod 

bod canlyniadau i bob penderfyniad a 

wnawn. Yn negyddol, gall dyheu arwain 

at drachwant, meddiannu, rheoli ac 

anwybyddu teimladau pobl eraill. 

The words desire, and desiring, can have 

both positive and negative meanings. To 

desire is to yearn, to long for, to wish for, 

and it also reveals our capacity to make 

choices and acknowledge that all 

decisions made have a consequence. 

Negatively, desiring can result in greed, in 

taking possession of, to have control over 

and have no regard for the other. 

Beth yw eich meddyliau cyntaf 

am y gair ‘dyheu’? 

What are your first thoughts about 

the word ‘desiring’? 

Beth ydych chi’n ei feddwl am ddyheu 

mewn perthynas â ffydd? 

What are your thoughts about desire 

in relation to faith? 

Beth ydych chi’n ei feddwl am ddyheu 

am Dduw mewn gweddi? 

What are your thoughts on desire 

of God within prayer?

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Darllenwch y darn o Ganiad Solomon 

2:8-14 ynghylch cariad yn dilyn 

gwrthrych serch. 

Ust! Dyma fy nghariad, dyma ef yn dod; y mae’n 

neidio ar y mynyddoedd, ac yn llamu ar y bryniau. 

Y mae fy nghariad fel gafrewig, neu hydd ifanc; 

dyna ef yn sefyll y tu allan i’r mur, yn edrych 

trwy’r ffenestri, ac yn syllu rhwng y dellt. Y mae 

fy nghariad yn galw arnaf ac yn dweud wrthyf, 

‘Cod yn awr, f’anwylyd, a thyrd, fy mhrydferth; 

oherwydd edrych, aeth y gaeaf heibio, ciliodd 

y glaw a darfu, y mae’r blodau’n ymddangos 

yn y meysydd, daeth yn amser i’r adar ganu, 

ac fe glywir cân y durtur yn ein gwlad; y mae’r 

ffigysbren yn llawn ffigys ir, a blodau’r gwinwydd 

yn gwasgaru aroglau peraidd. Cod yn awr, f’anwylyd, 

a thyrd, fy mhrydferth.’ Fy ngholomen, sydd yn 

encilion y graig, yng nghysgod y clogwyni, gad imi 

weld dy wyneb, a chlywed dy lais, oherwydd y mae 

dy lais yn swynol, a’th wyneb yn brydferth. 


Song of Songs 2:8-14, of love following 

the beloved. 

The voice of my beloved! Look, he comes, leaping 

upon the mountains, bounding over the hills. My 

beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, 

there he stands behind our wall, gazing in at the 

windows, looking through the lattice. My beloved 

speaks and says to me: ‘Arise, my love, my fair 

one, and come away; for now the winter is past, 

the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on 

the earth; the time of singing has come, and the 

voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land. The 

fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines are in 

blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, 

my fair one, and come away. O my dove, in the 

clefts of the rock, in the covert of the cliff, let me 

see your face, let me hear your voice; for your 

voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. 

Un o’r llyfrau mwyaf annisgwyl sydd i’w weld yn yr 

Hen Destament yw llyfr sy’n ymwneud â dyhead; 

dyhead sy’n synhwyrus ac weithiau’n erotig. Yn yr Hen 

Destament, ystyrir dyhead yn niwtral yn foesol oni 

bai ei fod wedi ei gysylltu â thwyll, pechod a drygioni. 

Ceir cyfeiriadau at ddyheu a chariad ond mae angen 

chwilio’n ofalus am y rheini. 

Yng Nghaniad Solomon, mynegir y dyheu mewn 

geiriau a delweddau. Dyma lyfr na sonir ynddo am 

Dduw ac eto mae wedi cyrraedd canon y Beibl! Mae 

hanes y cariadon yn datgelu dyhead dwys y naill am 

y llall, a defnyddir y greadigaeth gyfan i ddisgrifio’r 

cariad a’r dyhead hwnnw. 

Dyma lyfr sydd yn ymhyfrydu ym mhrydferthwch y 

corff, ond mewn ffordd wahanol iawn i’r hyn a welwn 

heddiw, pan fo siâp a delwedd y corff yn declyn yn 

nwylo’r cyfryngau i gyfleu ‘perffeithrwydd’ a chariad 

cysylltiedig â rhyw. Yng Nghaniad Solomon, nid pethau 

sydd ‘ar werth’ yw dyhead a’r corff, ond yn hytrach 

delweddau sy’n cyfleu annibyniaeth a’r dewis o rydd 

ewyllys i garu, i fod yn wrthrych dyhead ac i siarad o’r 

galon. Mae’n llyfr sy’n cyfleu mwy na dyhead corfforol - 

mae’n ddyhead am gyflawnder ac am i ddau fod yn un. 

I rai, dyma lyfr efallai nad ydynt wedi edrych arno 

erioed, gall rhai pobl deimlo’n anghyffyrddus wrth 

ddarllen rhannau ohono ac i eraill bydd yn fodd i 

ddyfnhau eu gweddïau. 

One of the most surprising books to be found in the 

Old Testament is a book on desire; a sensuous and at 

times erotic desire. In the Old Testament desire is kept 

morally neutral until it becomes associated to deceit, 

sin and evil. Desire and love may be alluded to but it 

needs hunting out carefully. 

In the Song of Songs, desire is present in word and 

imagery. It is a book where no mention of God is made, 

and yet it found its way into the canon of the Bible! 

The story of a lover and a beloved unfolds a deep and 

passionate desire for each other, and the whole of 

creation is used to describe that love and desire. 

This is a book that seeks out the beauty of the body, in 

a sharp contrast to the present day, where body shape 

and imagery is a media tool for ‘perfection’ and desire 

and love associated with sex. In the Song of Songs 

desire and the body are not commodities ‘on sale’, but 

rather emphasise independence and free choice - to 

love, to be desired and to speak from the heart. It is a 

book that reveals more than physical desire, a desire for 

wholeness and to be at one with another. 

For some this may be a book that has never been 

looked at, for some the language used may lead to 

feeling uncomfortable when reading, for others it 

will be a way into deeper prayer.


Beth yw eich ymateb cychwynnol 

i Ganiad Solomon? 

What are your initial thoughts 

on the Song of Songs? 

Mae Caniad Solomon yn llyfr a fyddai wedi ysbrydoli 

llawer o gyfrinwyr yr Oesoedd Canol, a fyddai wedi 

ceisio undod gweddigar ac ysbrydol dwfn â Duw, 

er enghraifft, Teresa o Afila, Richard Rolle, Iwlian o 

Norwich a Ioan y Groes. Roeddent oll, mewn ffyrdd 

gwahanol, yn ystyried perthynas â Duw yn berthynas 

llawn cariad a dyhead. Byddai bywyd o weddi yn eu 

harwain ar daith a fyddai’n dod â hwy’n agosach at 

galon a phresenoldeb Duw. 

Mae’n debyg mai am ei gerdd ‘Nos Dywyll yr Enaid’ y 

mae Ioan y Groes (1542-1591) yn fwyaf adnabyddus. 

Mae’n defnyddio delweddau sy’n debyg i’r rhai a 

geir yng Nghaniad Solomon, yn rhinwedd y ffaith 

nad yw’n petruso ysgrifennu ynghylch ei brofiadau 

gan ddefnyddio ieithwedd synhwyrus dyhead a iaith 

emosiynau a theimladau. Credai po fwyaf y tyfem yng 

nghariad Duw, po fwyaf y byddem yn gallu byw yn unol 

â’r cariad hwnnw yn ein bywydau beunyddiol. Credai 

hefyd mai rhodd gan Dduw yw sancteiddrwydd y 

byddwn yn dod yn fwy ymwybodol ohono wrth dreulio 

mwy o amser mewn llonyddwch a gweddi gyda Duw. 

Po fwyaf y byddwn yn byw bywyd graslon, po fwyaf 

‘sanctaidd’, po agosaf at Dduw, y deuwn. 

Mae ‘Nos Dywyll yr Enaid’ yn darlunio profiadau’r 

awdur yn ystod cyfnod yn y carchar, ac eto fe’i 

hysgrifennwyd o safbwynt edrych yn ôl ar yr adeg 

honno, ar ôl i Ioan ddod i sylweddoli, pa mor dywyll 

bynnag y bu’r cyfnod hwnnw, bod Duw yn parhau’n 

bresennol drwy’r cyfan. Yn y pen draw, taith tuag at 

Dduw a chariad Duw yw’r nos dywyll, er iddi deimlo 

fel taith i’r gwrthwyneb! Dyna gariad efallai na fyddwn 

ninnau, fel Ioan y Groes, yn ei werthfawrogi nac hyd yn 

oed yn sylwi ei fod yno hyd y daw adeg pan fyddwn yn 

edrych yn ôl a myfyrio ar y profiad. 

Gall y nos dywyll hefyd olygu dilyn dyhead ‘anghywir’ 

sy’n ein dwyn i ffwrdd oddi wrth gariad Duw. Gallwn 

ddyheu am wneud yr hyn rydym am ei wneud drosom ein 

hunain heb hidio am Dduw na’n ffydd. Golyga dilyn Duw, 

ac adnabod dyhead Duw ar ein cyfer ni, ein bod yn gweld 

y pethau sy’n amherffaith amdanom ac yn eu cydnabod. 

Golyga hefyd ofyn y cwestiwn, ‘Beth yw’r dyhead sy’n sail 

i’r cyfan rwyf yn ei ddweud neu’n eu wneud?’ 

Darllenwch y cyfieithiad isod o ‘Dark Night’ - addasiad 

(yn 2010) o’r gerdd gan Ioan y Groes, sy’n gwarchod 

hanfod ac ystyr y gwreiddiol ym mhob pennill. 

Cyfeiria’r ddau bennill gyntaf at fod yn y tywyllwch 

ac i ffwrdd oddi wrth ras Duw. Mae’r chwe phennill 

dilynol yn ymwneud â’r daith o geisio ac adnabod 

maddeuant a glanhad - yn synhwyrol ac yn ysbrydol - 

cyn bod undod â Duw yn bosibl. Mae Ioan y Groes yn 

deall y nos fel yr adeg y gall y cariad a gwrthrych ei 

serch gyfarfod a gwêl mai’r ‘nos dywyll yw ffydd, holl 

fywyd ffydd’ (John of the Cross: Classics of Christian 

Spirituality, t. 157). 

The Song of Songs is a book that would have inspired 

many of the Medieval mystics who sought out a deep 

prayerful and spiritual union with God, for example, 

Teresa of Avila, Richard Rolle, Julian of Norwich, 

John of the Cross. They each, in different ways, saw 

a relationship with God as a relationship of love and 

desire. A life of prayer was a life journey which would 

take them closer to the heart and presence of God. 

John of the Cross (1542-1591) is probably best known 

for his poem ‘The Dark Night of the Soul’. The imagery 

he uses is similar to that of the Song of Songs, in that 

he isn’t afraid of writing of his experiences using a 

language of desire and sensuousness, emotions and 

feelings. He believed that the more we grow in the God 

of love, the more we will be able to live that love out in 

our daily lives. He also believed that holiness as a gift 

from God was something we become more aware of as 

we spent more time in stillness and prayer with God. 

The more we live out a life of grace the more ‘holy’ or 

close to God we will become. 

‘The Dark Night’ explores his experience of a time 

in prison, and yet it is written from the perspective 

of looking back on that time, and from a belief that 

however ‘dark’ that time was, in looking back he 

realised that God was still with him. Ultimately the 

dark night is a journey to God, and the love of God, 

even if it feels just the opposite! It is a love that for us, 

like John of the Cross, may not be realised or accepted 

as being present until there comes a time of reflection 

and looking back. 

The dark night, could also mean following a ‘wrong’ 

desire which takes us away from God’s love. Our desire 

could be to do what we want for ourselves with no 

reference to God or faith. To follow God, and to know 

God’s desire for us, is to meet with our imperfections 

and acknowledge them. It is also to ask ourselves the 

question, ‘What is the desire behind all that I do or say?’ 

Read through the ‘Dark Night’ - a re-writing (in 

2010) of the poem by John of the Cross, but keeping 

its essence and meaning within each of the verses. 

The first two verses speak of being in the dark and 

away from the grace of God. The following six verses 

then, relate to the journey of seeking and knowing 

forgiveness and cleansing - sensory and spiritually - 

before the union with God is possible. For John of the 

Cross, the night is understood as meaning the time 

when the lover and the beloved can meet, and he sees 

that ‘the dark night is faith, the entire life of faith’ 

(John of the Cross: Classics of Christian Spirituality, 

pp. 157).

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Y Nos Dywyll 

The Dark Night 

I’r nos dywyll honno, a’i hoerfel yn gafael, 

cariad sy’n dyheu i deimlo 

- ac adnabod, dyma ras! 

Yn rhydd, af allan, ac ni wêl neb; 

daw’r byd, a minnau, yn llonydd stond. 

Dwfn y trywana’r tywyllwch, ac eto 

yn anwel y teithia i’m mewn, 

- ac adnabod, dyma ras! 

Ynghudd dan orchudd y nos 

daw’r byd, a minnau, yn llonydd stond. 

Yn y nos dywyllach na thywyllwch, 

yn ddirgel, lle roedd pawb yn ddall, 

ni edrychais i’r dde na’r aswy 

heb smic o olau i gyfeirio ‘nhraed, 

ond y tân ar aelwyd fy nghalon. 

Sicrach a chadarnach oedd golau’r fflamau hynny 

na golau gwelw’r lloer a foddai yn y nos 

- cyfarwydd imi’r golau hwnnw, 

a’m harweiniodd yn dyner i’r lle 

y disgwyliai Doethineb, yn unig, amdanaf. 

O Oleuni Doethineb, Soffia. 

Ni all rhyfeddod gwawr gystadlu dim 

â’r tân sy’n denu’r Cariad at yr Un a gâr, 

ynghyd mewn undod, yn geni 

cynghanedd, tangnefedd a llawenydd trawsnewidiol serch. 

Cyfarfod mae’n cyrff, cofleidio, gorffwys, cysgu 

ar fy mron, y naill i’r llall yn unig. 

Tangnefedd ddaw wrth im anwesu’r Un ynghwsg 

a’r awel yn llifo drwy’r coed 

yn ein hanwesu ni’n dau’n cydorwedd. 

Ymbletha’r awel lawr, lawr drwy frigau’r coed, 

wrth im godi rhwng fy mysedd wallt fy Nghariad, 

yr awel yn bigiadau ar fy ngwddf, 

a’i fysedd synhwyrus 

yn fy nhynnu tu hwnt i’r fi a adwaenwn. 

Ildiaf yn llwyr y fi a fu 

a’m hwyneb mewn angof yn pwyso ar f’Anwylyd. 

Saif popeth yn stond; dibwys yw popeth arall. 

Gadawaf fy hunan, a’r holl feichiau fu 

yn angof, yno yn yr ardd.


Into that cold dark shrouding night, 

love yearning desires, 

- and to know, this is grace! 

Free, as I go out, and no-one sees, 

and all is becoming still, I am still. 

The darkness penetrates deep, and yet 

masked, it journeys inward, 

- and to know, this is grace! 

Covered by hiding darkness 

all is becoming still, I am still. 

On that dark darkening night 

enclosed in secrecy with no-one to see, 

I looked neither to left or right, and 

there was no light to guide, make safe my steps 

other than the fire lit within my heart. 

This burning light was more certain, sure, 

than the fading light of the night moon 

- this light I knew well, 

which gently led me to the place, where 

Wisdom waited for me, alone. 

O Light of Wisdom, Sophia. 

The rising light of the dawn cannot compare 

with the blaze that draws the Loved to the one Beloved 

together in unison, bringing harmony, 

peace and the joy of transforming love. 

Our bodies meet, embracing, rest, asleep 

upon my breast, for each other alone. 

There is peace as I caress the sleeping One 

and the breeze flowing through the trees 

caress us both, where we lie. 

The breeze weaves its way down from the tree tops, 

as I lifted the hair of my Beloved. 

I felt its piercing touch upon my neck, its sensuous fingers 

drawing me further beyond my own known self. 

I put aside my whole existing self 

forgetting all as my face rests against my Beloved. 

All stands still; nothing else matters. 

I come out from myself, and no longer remembered, 

leave my burdens, there in the garden.

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sy’n seiliedig ar y darn o Ganiad Solomon. Yna 

rhannwch â’r grŵp cyfan: 



passage from the Song of Songs: 

Mae Caniad Solomon yn dathlu prydferthwch y 

corff fel gwrthrych dyhead. Pa gwestiynau sy’n 

codi o hynny ynghylch y modd y mae’r cyfryngau’n 

ymdrin â’r corff a delwedd corff? 

In the Song of Songs, the body is an object 

of beauty as well as desire. What questions does 

this raise regarding how the body, and body image, 

is portrayed by the media? 

A fyddech yn dweud eich bod yn dyheu am Dduw? 

Beth yw eich delwedd o Dduw? 

Would you describe your relationship with God 

as one of desire? What is your image of God? 

Meddyliwch am yr adegau y gellid eu disgrifio fel 

‘nos dywyll’ - er enghraifft, salwch, afiechyd 

meddwl, colli swydd, galar, gorfod gwneud 

penderfyniad anodd, sychder mewn gweddi. Beth 

neu bwy fu’n gymorth i chi drwy adeg felly? Lle 

roedd y goleuni a’r cariad a ddaw o Dduw? 

Think about times that could be described as 

being a ‘dark night’ - for example, illness, mental 

ill health, job loss, grief, difficult decision making, 

arid prayer. What or who helped you through that 

time? Where was the light and love of God? 

Meddyliwch am y lleoedd yn y byd lle mae 

angen goleuni a chariad Duw. 

Think of the places in the world where 

the light of God’s love is needed. 

Sut gall yr eglwys hybu dysgeidiaeth gadarnhaol 

ynghylch dyhead a’r cariad a ddaw o Dduw? 

How can the church support a positive teaching 

on desire and the love of God?




Darllenwch y darn o’r Llythyr Cyntaf 

at y Corinthiaid 13:4-13 am y cariad 

sy’n dal ati i’r eithaf. 

Frodyr a chwiorydd: Mae cariad yn amyneddgar; 

y mae cariad yn gymwynasgar; nid yw cariad 

yn cenfigennu, nid yw’n ymffrostio, nid yw’n 

ymchwyddo. Nid yw’n gwneud dim sy’n anweddus, 

nid yw’n ceisio ei ddibenion ei hun, nid yw’n gwylltio, 

nid yw’n cadw cyfrif o gam; nid yw’n cael llawenydd 

mewn anghyfiawnder, ond y mae’n cydlawenhau â’r 

gwirionedd. Y mae’n goddef i’r eithaf, yn credu i’r 

eithaf, yn gobeithio i’r eithaf, yn dal ati i’r eithaf. 

Nid yw cariad yn darfod byth. Ond proffwydoliaethau, 

fe’u diddymir hwy; a thafodau, bydd taw arnynt 

hwy; a gwybodaeth, fe’i diddymir hithau. Oherwydd 

anghyflawn yw ein gwybod ni, ac anghyflawn ein 

proffwydo ni. Ond pan ddaw’r hyn sy’n gyflawn, 

fe ddiddymir yr hyn sy’n anghyflawn. Pan oeddwn 

yn blentyn, fel plentyn yr oeddwn yn llefaru, fel 

plentyn yr oeddwn yn meddwl, fel plentyn yr oeddwn 

yn rhesymu. Ond wedi dod yn ddyn, yr wyf wedi 

rhoi heibio bethau’r plentyn. Yn awr, gweld mewn 

drych yr ydym, a hynny’n aneglur; ond yna cawn 

weld wyneb yn wyneb. Yn awr, anghyflawn yw fy 

ngwybod; ond yna, caf adnabod fel y cefais innau 

fy adnabod. Mewn gair, y mae ffydd, gobaith, cariad, 

y tri hyn, yn aros. A’r mwyaf o’r rhain yw cariad. 

Read through the passage from the First 

Letter to the Corinthians 13:4-13 and 

the love which endures all things. 

Brothers and sisters: Love is patient; love is kind; 

love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. 

It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable 

or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but 

rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes 

all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 

Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will 

come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as 

for knowledge, it will come to an end. For we know 

only in part, and we prophesy only in part; but when 

the complete comes, the partial will come to an 

end. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I 

thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when 

I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. 

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will 

see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I 

will know fully, even as I have been fully known. 

And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; 

and the greatest of these is love.

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dyheu. Yna trafodwch â’r grŵp cyfan. 

Mae’r darn hwn o 1 Corinthiaid yn dilyn patrwm tebyg 

i deithi meddwl Ioan y Groes. Taith tuag at Dduw yw 

ein bywyd, a thaith tuag at ‘weld’ Duw’n eglurach. 

Waeth pa mor hir y bu ini goleddu ffydd Gristnogol, 

mae yna bob amser ragor y gallwn ei ddysgu a’i 

ddarganfod am Dduw ac amdanom ein hunain yng 

nghyd-destun galwad Duw arnom. 

Mae cariad yn goddef i’r eithaf ac, fel yr ysgrifenna 

Paul, os nad oes gennym gariad, nid yw beth bynnag 

arall sydd gennym yn werth dim. Dyna ddyfnder y 

cariad a ddeisyfa Duw ar gyfer yr holl greadigaeth. 

Y cariad di-ildio hwnnw a ddatguddiodd Iesu yn ei 

fywyd ac, fel y cofiwn wrth i’r Wythnos Fawr agosáu, 

yn ei farw hefyd. 

Rydym i adlewyrchu’r cariad hwnnw mewn ffydd, ac 

eto, yn y byd fel y mae heddiw gall fod yn anodd iawn 

i gynnal y cariad hwnnw yn wyneb y cyfan a welwn yn 

y papurau newydd ac ar y sgrîn deledu. Mae’n rhaid i’n 

cariad, a’n dyhead i garu, ddod o’n calonnau ar sail ein 

ffydd. Mae gofyn i ni adlewyrchu goleuni cariad Duw 

hyd yn oed ar yr adegau tywyll. 


of desiring. Then share with the wider group. 

The passage from 1 Corinthians follows a similar 

pattern to the understanding of John of the Cross. 

Our life is a journey towards God, and a clearer 

‘seeing’ of God. No matter how long we have held 

a Christian faith there is always more for us to learn 

and discover about God and ourselves in relation to 

God’s call to us. 

Love endures everything, and as Paul writes, if we 

do not have love than whatever else we may have 

it is worth nothing. It is this depth of love that God 

desires for all creation. It is this all enduring love 

that Jesus revealed in his life, and as we remember 

as we move towards Holy Week, in his death. 

In faith we are to reflect this love, and yet, in the 

reality of the world of today it can be extremely hard 

to hold in love all we see in the newspapers or on the 

TV screens. Our love, and our desire to love, has to 

come from the heart and through our faith. We are to 

hold up the light of God’s love even in the dark times. 

Beth mae’n ei olygu i dderbyn y cariad hwn 

sy’n dal ati i’r eithaf oddi wrth Dduw ac i fyw 

yn unol â hynny? 

What does it mean to you to receive 

this enduring love from God, 

and to live by it? 

A yw eich ffordd o weddïo wedi newid dros y 

blynyddoedd? Os ydyw, a ydych yn defnyddio 

geiriau gwahanol neu ddulliau gwahanol o 

weddïo? A yw eich delwedd o Dduw wedi newid? 

Has, and how has, your way of prayer changed 

over the years? Do you use different words, or 

styles of prayer? Has your image of God changed?





Mathew 26:6-13 ynghylch dangos 

cariad drwy eneinio. 

Bryd hynny: Pan oedd Iesu ym Methania yn 

nhŷ Simon y gwahanglwyfus, daeth gwraig ato 

a chanddi ffiol alabastr o ennaint gwerthfawr, a 

thywalltodd yr ennaint ar ei ben tra oedd ef wrth 

bryd bwyd. Pan welodd y disgyblion hyn, aethant 

yn ddig a dweud, ‘I ba beth y bu’r gwastraff hwn? 

Oherwydd gallesid gwerthu’r ennaint hwn am lawer 

o arian a’i roi i’r tlodion.’ Sylwodd Iesu ar hyn a 

dywedodd wrthynt, ‘Pam yr ydych yn poeni’r wraig? 

Oherwydd gweithred brydferth a wnaeth hi i mi. Y 

mae’r tlodion gyda chwi bob amser, ond ni fyddaf 

fi gyda chwi bob amser. Wrth dywallt yr ennaint 

hwn ar fy nghorff, fy mharatoi yr oedd hi ar gyfer 

fy nghladdu. Yn wir, rwy’n dweud wrthych, pa le 

bynnag y pregethir yr Efengyl yma yn yr holl fyd, 

adroddir hefyd yr hyn a wnaeth hon, er cof amdani.’ 

Mae Mathew a Marc (14:3-9) yn adrodd yr un stori am 

ddynes ddienw sy’n tollti ennaint drud dros Iesu. Mae 

Ioan (12:1-8) yn dweud wrthym bod Mair yn tywallt 

‘ennaint costfawr, nard pur’ dros draed Iesu, ac yna’n 

eu sychu â’i gwallt. 

Mae’r delweddau yn y ddwy stori’n cyfleu anwyldeb 

ac agosatrwydd, yn enwedig yn yr hyn a ddywed Ioan. 

Dyhead y ddynes yw eneinio Iesu, ac nid yw am adael i 

bresenoldeb y disgyblion ei rhwystro. Mae’r disgyblion 

yn gweld yr eneinio fel gwastraff arian - arian y gellid 

bod wedi’i ddefnyddio at ddibenion gwell. Mae Iesu, 

fodd bynnag, yn dehongli ei gweithred mewn ffordd 

wahanol iawn. Mae hi wedi paratoi ei gorff i’w gladdu. 

Os edrychwn ymlaen yn stori’r Grawys, gwyddwn 

na fu amser i’w eneinio adeg ei farwolaeth, ac erbyn 

i’r merched ddod at y bedd i wneud hynny, roedd yr 

atgyfodiad eisoes wedi digwydd. 

Mae cariad yn parhau, ac felly hefyd, medd Iesu, 

y bydd yr hanes am y ddynes a’i heneiniodd. 


the Gospel of Matthew 26:6-13 

about love shown in anointing. 

At that time: While Jesus was at Bethany in the 

house of Simon the leper, a woman came to him 

with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment, and 

she poured it on his head as he sat at the table. But 

when the disciples saw it, they were angry and 

said, ‘Why this waste? For this ointment could have 

been sold for a large sum, and the money given to 

the poor.’ But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, 

‘Why do you trouble the woman? She has 

performed a good service for me. For you always 

have the poor with you, but you will not always 

have me. By pouring this ointment on my body she 

has prepared me for burial. Truly I tell you, 

wherever this good news is proclaimed in the whole 

world, what she has done will be told in 

remembrance of her.’ 

Matthew and Mark (14:3-9) tell the same story of an 

anonymous woman who pours expensive ointment 

over Jesus. John (12:1-8) tells us that Mary pours 

‘costly perfume of pure nard’ over the feet of Jesus, 

and then wipes them with her hair. 

The imagery in both is one of intimacy, particularly 

in John’s Gospel. There is the desire of the woman to 

anoint Jesus, and she does not let the presence of the 

disciples stop her. The disciples see this anointing as 

a waste of money which could have been put to better 

uses. Jesus though, interprets this action of the woman 

very differently. She has prepared his body for burial. 

Jumping ahead in the Lenten story we know that there 

was no time for anointing at his death, and when the 

women came to the tomb, the resurrection had already 

taken place. 

Love endures, and so too, Jesus says, will the story 

about the woman who anointed him. 

Sut ydych chi’n ymateb i’r darn hwn? 

What are your thoughts on this passage? 

A yw hwn yn ddarn o’r Ysgrythur y gallech ei 

ddefnyddio ar gyfer eich gweddïo personol, gan 

osod eich hun yn lle’r ddynes sy’n eneinio Iesu? 

Is this a passage you could use for your own 

personal prayer, and to place yourself as the 

woman who anoints Jesus?

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eiriau i ddisgrifio Duw. 

In one colour, write on the tree words 

to describe God. 

Mewn lliw arall, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden eich 

meddyliau ynghylch ystyr y ‘nos dywyll’. 

In another colour, write on the tree thoughts 

on what the ‘dark night’ means. 






Mewn un lliw, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden yr hyn 

rydych yn dyheu amdano gan Dduw. 

In one colour, write on the tree what you 

desire from God. 

Mewn lliw arall, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden yr hyn 

y gallai Duw ei ddyheu amdano oddi wrthych chi. 

 

In another colour, write on the tree what 

God may desire from you. 

Mewn lliw arall, ysgrifennwch unrhyw beth arall 

y credwch ei fod yn bwysig. 


Gweddi i gloi 



O Dduw cariad a dyhead, 

boed i’m gweddïau fy nwyn yn fwyfwy agos at dy bresenoldeb. 


boed i’m geiriau a’m gweithredoedd adlewyrchu 

dy gariad di-ildio. 


boed i’m bywyd fod yn unol â’th alwad a’th ddyhead di. 


bendithia fi â’r ffydd i gydgerddedd â thi drwy’r Grawys. 

Amen. 

God of love and desire, 

may my prayer draw me ever closer into your presence. 

God of love and desire 

may my words and actions reflect your all enduring love. 


may my life be all you call and desire it to be. 


bless to me the faith to walk with you during Lent. 

Amen.

74 

Addo? 


Chweched Wythnos y Grawys 

The Sixth Week of Lent



Addo? / Promising? 

75 

Diarhebion 

Y mae’n bren bywyd i’r 

neb a gydia ynddi, 

a dedwydd yw’r rhai sy’n glynu wrthi. 

Effesiaid 

Rwyf yn gweddïo ar yr hwn sydd â’r gallu ganddo i 

wneud yn anhraethol well na dim y gallwn ni ei ddeisyfu 

na’i ddychmygu, trwy’r gallu sydd ar waith ynom ni. 

Proverbs 

She is a tree of life to those 

who lay hold of her; 

those who hold her fast are called happy. 

Ephesians 

I pray to the One who by the 

power at work within us 

is able to accomplish abundantly 

far more than all we can ask or imagine.

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Addo? / Promising? 

Addo? 


Efengyl Ioan 12:12-19 

Bryd hynny: Clywodd y dyrfa fawr a oedd wedi dod 

i’r ŵyl fod Iesu’n dod i Jerwsalem. Cymerasant 

ganghennau o’r palmwydd ac aethant allan i’w 

gyfarfod, gan weiddi: ‘Hosanna! Bendigedig yw’r 

un sy’n dod yn enw’r Arglwydd, yn Frenin Israel.’ 

Cafodd Iesu hyd i asyn ifanc ac eistedd arno, fel 

y mae’n ysgrifenedig: ‘Paid ag ofni, ferch Seion; 

wele dy frenin yn dod, yn eistedd ar ebol asen.’ Ar 

y cyntaf ni ddeallodd y disgyblion ystyr y pethau 

hyn, ond wedi i Iesu gael ei ogoneddu, cofiasant 

fod y pethau hyn yn ysgrifenedig amdano, ac 

iddynt eu gwneud iddo. Yr oedd y dyrfa, a oedd 

gydag ef pan alwodd Lasarus o’r bedd a’i godi o 

blith y meirw, yn tystiolaethu am hynny. Dyna pam 

yr aeth tyrfa’r ŵyl i’w gyfarfod - yr oeddent wedi 

clywed am yr arwydd yma yr oedd wedi ei wneud. 

Gan hynny, dywedodd y Phariseaid wrth ei gilydd, 

‘Edrychwch, nid ydych yn llwyddo o gwbl. Aeth y 

byd i gyd ar ei ôl ef.’ 

Mae’r tyrfaoedd allan ar hyd y strydoedd. Maent 

yn trin Iesu fel petai’n bencampwr Olympaidd, yn 

seren roc neu’n dîm pêl-droed buddugoliaethus! 

Mae pawb, heblaw carfan fach, yn bloeddio’n uchel 

‘Hosanna!’ Maent yn chwifio canghennau palmwydd 

i’w groesawu. Beth oedd yn mynd drwy feddwl Iesu? 

Mae’n marchogaeth i mewn i Jerwsalem ar asyn wedi’i 

fenthyg. Mae’n dod fel gwas, nid arglwydd. Beth 

oedd yn mynd drwy feddyliau’r disgyblion? Roeddent 

wedi’i ddilyn, a hwy ddaeth â’r asyn iddo a chlywed y 

bonllefau o groeso. Rhaid bod yr hyn a ddigwyddodd 

wedyn wedi bod yn sioc fawr. 

Mae’n anodd gwrando ar stori gyfarwydd fel pe na 

fyddech erioed wedi’i chlywed o’r blaen a cheisio 

profi’r digwyddiadau fel pe byddai am y tro cyntaf. 

Mae gwreiddio yn Nuw yn golygu cofleidio o’r newydd 

yr hen stori, a’r addewid nad darfod yw ei diwedd ond 

dechrau newydd. Ond yn gyntaf, mae angen i ni deithio 

gyda Iesu a’i ddisgyblion drwy’r wythnos a alwn yn Fawr. 

The Gospel of John 12:12-19 

At that time: The great crowd that had come to the 

festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 

So they took branches of palm trees and went out 

to meet him, shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is the 

one who comes in the name of the Lord - the King 

of Israel!’ Jesus found a young donkey and sat on 

it; as it is written: ‘Do not be afraid, daughter of 

Zion. Look, your king is coming, sitting on a 

donkey’s colt!’ His disciples did not understand 

these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, 

then they remembered that these things had been 

written of him and had been done to him. So the 

crowd that had been with him when he called 

Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the 

dead continued to testify. It was also because they 

heard that he had performed this sign that the 

crowd went to meet him. The Pharisees then said to 

one another, ‘You see, you can do nothing. Look, 

the world has gone after him!’ 

The crowds are out and lining the streets. Jesus is 

treated like a returning Olympian, pop star, or winning 

football team! Everyone, except a few, shout out in 

loud voices ‘Hosanna!’ They wave the branches from 

palm trees in welcome. What was going through the 

mind of Jesus? He rides into Jerusalem on a borrowed 

donkey. He comes as a servant not as a ruler. What 

was going through the minds of the disciples? They 

followed him, and they had brought the donkey to him 

and heard the shouts of welcome. What came next 

must have come as a great shock. 

It is difficult to enter into a known story from a place 

of unknowing, to try and experience it all as it unfolds 

as if for the first time. To be rooted in God, is to seek 

afresh the story now promised to us, and the promise 

that the ending isn’t the end but a new beginning. But 

firstly, we need to make our journey with Jesus and his 

disciples through this week we call Holy.

Gweddi i gloi 


77 







Grawys hwn. 

Amen. 








Amen.

78 

Gwasanaethu? 

Serving? 

Dydd Iau Cablyd 

Maundy Thursday

Gwasanaethu? / Serving? 

79 


Bryd hynny: Tywalltodd Iesu ddŵr i’r badell, a 

dechreuodd olchi traed y disgyblion, a’u sychu â’r 

tywel oedd am ei ganol. Daeth at Simon Pedr yn 

ei dro, ac meddai ef wrtho, ‘Arglwydd, a wyt ti am 

olchi fy nhraed i?’ Atebodd Iesu ef: ‘Ni wyddost 

ti ar hyn o bryd beth yr wyf fi am ei wneud, ond 

fe ddoi i wybod ar ôl hyn.’ Meddai Pedr wrtho, 

‘Ni chei di olchi fy nhraed i byth.’ Atebodd Iesu 

ef, ‘Os na chaf dy olchi di, nid oes lle iti gyda 

mi.’ ‘Arglwydd,’ meddai Simon Pedr wrtho, ‘nid 

fy nhraed yn unig, ond golch fy nwylo a’m pen 

hefyd.’ Dywedodd Iesu wrtho, ‘Y mae’r sawl sydd 

wedi ymolchi drosto yn lân i gyd, ac nid oes arno 

angen golchi dim ond ei draed. Ac yr ydych chwi 

yn lân, ond nid pawb ohonoch.’ Oherwydd gwyddai 

pwy oedd am ei fradychu. Dyna pam y dywedodd, 

‘Nid yw pawb ohonoch yn lân.’ 

Mae Pedr yn edrych ar Iesu, a’r disgybl a garai’n 

pwyso ar ei ysgwydd, gyda Jwdas yn diflannu yn y 

cefndir. Dyma Wledd y Pasg, ac eto? Maent yn symud 

i’r Ardd. Daw’r milwyr a chipio Iesu ymaith. Mae Pedr 

yn meddwl, aros, cofio - beth sy’n digwydd? Beth sydd 

wedi digwydd heno? 


At that time: Jesus poured water into a basin 

and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe 

them with the towel that was tied around him. He 

came to Simon Peter, who said to him, ‘Lord, are 

you going to wash my feet?’ Jesus answered, ‘You 

do not know now what I am doing, but later you 

will understand.’ Peter said to him, ‘You will never 

wash my feet.’ Jesus answered, ‘Unless I wash 

you, you have no share with me.’ Simon Peter said 

to him, ‘Lord, not my feet only but also my hands 

and my head!’ Jesus said to him, ‘One who has 

bathed does not need to wash, except for the feet, 

but is entirely clean. And you are clean, though 

not all of you.’ For he knew who was to betray him; 

for this reason he said, ‘Not all of you are clean.’ 

Peter looks at Jesus, with the beloved disciple leaning 

on his shoulder, and in the background a disappearing 

Judas. This is the Passover Meal, and yet? They move 

to the Garden. The soldiers come and take Jesus away. 

Peter thinks, stop, rewind, what is going on? What has 

happened this evening? 

A gawsoch chi olchi eich traed erioed 

mewn gwasanaeth Dydd Iau Cablyd 

- sut oedd hynny’n teimlo? 

Have you ever had your feet washed 

at a Maundy Thursday service 

- what did it feel like? 

Beth mae derbyn bara a gwin y 

Cymun heno’n ei olygu i chi? 

What does it mean to you to receive the bread 

and wine of the Eucharist on this night? 







Grawys hwn. 

Amen. 








Amen.

80 


Beth sy’n digwydd? 

What is happening? 

Y sgwrsio’n furmur tyner 

a phrysurdeb paratoi’r pryd, 

sawr cig oen a pherlysiau, bara a gwin, 

yn temtio’r chwant i flasu 

Gwledd y Pasg. 

Cofio ennill rhyddid ‘mhell yn ôl, rhyddid 

i addoli Duw a bod yn bobl iddo. A heddiw 

yn ceisio dihangfa o gaethiwed eto; 

gan gadw lle i Elias, a disgwyl Mab yr Addewid, 

y Meseia. 

Y Meseia? Gwylio, rhyw feddwl a rhyfeddu, 

Iesu’n iacháu, pregethu, dysgu, gweini gwyrthiau. 

Ai hwn yw’r Un? Tybed? Nage, erioed? 

Na, nid hwn. Nid dyn y lliain a’r dŵr a’r golchi traed. 

Nage, erioed? 

‘Gwnewch fel y gwelsoch finnau’n gwneud, 

edrychwch, gwrandewch, gwnewch. 

Ni fyddaf yn eich cwmni lawer mwy. 

Dewch, bwytewch. Cymerwch y bara hwn, 

yfwch o’r cwpan hwn, a gwnewch hyn er cof amdanaf.’ 

Medd Iesu. 

‘Rydym yn un, ynghyd, yn gydradd, a galwaf 

ar bob un ohonoch, i fod yn was, a chlebran 

fy hanes. Mae’n prysur nosi ‘nawr, a gwn 

beth wnewch. Cofiwch y byddaf gyda chwi 

hyd byth.’ 

Geiriau bradychu, gwadu, angau, sy’n llithro 

o’i enau. A chariad, caru’n gilydd. 

Beth yw ystyr hyn? Beth sy’n digwydd? 

Rhaid mynd, mae’n amser mynd. I lle? 

Iesu? 

Y sgwrsio’n furmur tyner 

ar y ffordd i’r Ardd. Galwad i wylio a gweddïo. 

Sori. Mi gysgais. Tawelwch, anesmwythyd yn y nos, 

ansicrwydd, ofn. Adlais cerddediad yn y tywyllwch. 

Maen nhw yma. 

Cusan. Cipio. Ei lusgo i ffwrdd. 

Beth wedyn, be’ wnawn ni?


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There’s a gentle hum of conversation 

background sounds of meal preparation, 

scents of lamb and herbs, bread and wine 

tempting the appetite to partake in this 

Passover Meal. 

Remembrance of long ago liberation, freedom 

to worship, and be the people of God, and now 

still seeking a way out from an occupied land; 

with a place set for Elijah, awaiting the Promised One, 

the Messiah. 

The Messiah? They have wondered 

and watched Jesus healing, preaching, 

teaching, performing miracles. 

Is he the One, or not? Surely not? 

He can’t be. He takes a towel and water, washes feet. 

Surely not? 

‘Do as I have done, do as I do, listen and learn, 

for my time among you is drawing to a close. 

Come and eat. Take this bread, drink this wine, 

and do this in remembrance of me.’ 

Jesus says. 

‘We are as one, together, equal, and I call 

to each of you, to serve and share my story. 

The night is darkening now, and I know 

what you will do. Know that I will always 

be with you.’ 

Words of betrayal, denial, and death float 

across the room from his lips, and love too, 

to love one another. What does this all mean? 

What is happening? It’s time to go, go where? 

Jesus? 

There’s a gentle hum of conversation down 

to the Garden, the call to watch and pray. 

Sorry. I fell asleep. Silence, uneasy 

in the darkness, uncertain, afraid. 

Footsteps echo in the dark night. 

They come. 

A kiss, and they take him, drag him away. 

What now, what shall we do?

82 

Marw? 

Dying? 

Dydd Gwener y Groglith 

Good Friday

Marw? / Dying? 

83 


Bryd hynny: Yr oedd Iesu’n gwybod bod pob peth 

bellach wedi ei orffen, ac er mwyn i’r Ysgrythur gael 

ei chyflawni dywedodd, ‘Y mae arnaf syched.’ Yr 

oedd llestr ar lawr yno, yn llawn o win sur, a dyma 

hwy’n dodi ysbwng, wedi ei lenwi â’r gwin yma, ar 

ddarn o isop, ac yn ei godi at ei wefusau. Yna, wedi 

iddo gymryd y gwin, dywedodd Iesu, ‘Gorffennwyd.’ 

Gwyrodd ei ben, a rhoi i fyny ei ysbryd. 


At that time: When Jesus knew that all was now 

finished, he said (in order to fulfil the Scripture), 

‘I am thirsty.’ A jar full of sour wine was standing 

there. So they put a sponge full of the wine on a 

branch of hyssop and held it to his mouth. When 

Jesus had received the wine, he said, ‘It is finished.’ 

Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. 

Myfyriwch ar hanes Dydd Gwener y Groglith. 

Meddyliwch am y gwahanol bobl a oedd yn rhan 

o’r digwyddiadau, eu rhannau yn yr hanes a’r hyn 

y byddent wedi’i deimlo. 

Reflect on the story of Good Friday. Think about 

the different people involved, their roles and 

what they may have been feeling. 

Meddyliwch am Iesu ar y groes, a’i wreiddio 

(ei ffydd) yn Nuw. Pa mor ddwfn yw eich 

gwreiddiau chi yn Nuw? 

Think about Jesus on the cross, and his 

rootedness (faith) in God. How deeply rooted 

in God are you? 







Grawys hwn. 

Amen. 








Amen.

84 


Y Goeden 

The Tree 

Coron o ddrain ar ei ben, 

a gwawd yr offeiriaid, milwyr, pobl, 

a’r gri ‘Croeshoelier’ yn adlais rhwng y muriau, 

wrth hebrwng yr Un di-euog drwy’r strydoedd 

i’w godi uwch y bryn yn wyneb pawb. 

Coeden, wedi’i gweithio, ddeil ei baich gwerthfawr, 

fel bu i’w chwaer droi’n grud i’r baban gynt. 

Staeniau ar ei boncyffion garw 

o’r corff sy’n crogi yno, 

y chwys, a’r gwaed dywalltwyd. 

Coeden, prydferthwch byw y greadigaeth, 

bellach yn dyst i lid didostur, 

yn cofleidio angau. Dinoethwyd ei dail. 

Fel y Dyn a hoeliwyd, a glymwyd. 

Yn marw. 

Y drain yn trywanu’i ben, 

coron ddychan ‘Brenin yr Iddewon’, ac yntau 

yn edrych i lawr, o gwmpas, a dweud, 

‘maddau iddynt’, 

‘byddi gyda mi ym mharadwys’. 

Coeden, wedi’i gweithio, yn dal ei baich gwerthfawr, 

ddaw’n groesfan cariad, wrth i’r Mab 

ymddiried ei fam i’r un a gâr. Edrycha fry, 

offryma’i ysbryd i ddwylo Duw, ac eto, 

‘pam y’m gadewaist’. 

Coeden, prydferthwch byw y greadigaeth, 

bellach yn gyffyrddle olaf, wrth i fywyd 

lithro’n drai o’i Awdur. 

‘Mae syched arnaf’. ‘Gorffennwyd.’ 

Anadla Iesu, Fab Duw, ei anadl olaf.


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A crown of thorns adorns His head, 

ridiculed by priest, soldier, people, 

the words ‘Crucify’ echo in the air, still, as 

One who is innocent is led through the streets 

and lifted high for all to see. 

A tree, re-shaped, holds its precious load, 

as once its neighbour cradled a new born babe. 

Stained now, its rough cut wood imprinted 

by the sweat of the body hanging there, 

the outpouring of His blood. 

A tree, beauty and life in creation 

becomes now, the witness of cruelty, 

the embracer of death. Stripped of its 

foliage, as is the Man, nailed, tied, 

dying. 

A crown of thorns pierces His head, 

the notice says ‘King of the Jews’, and He 

looks down, looks around, and speaks, 

‘forgive them’, 

‘you will be with me in paradise’. 

A tree, re-shaped, holding its precious load, 

becomes a meeting place of love, as the Son 

entrusted His mother to His beloved. Looking up 

commends His spirit into the hands of God, yet, 

‘why have you forsaken me’. 

A tree, beauty and life in creation, 

becomes now the last touching place, as life 

ebbs in the One it holds. 

‘I am thirsty’. ‘It is finished’. 

Jesus, Son of God, breathes his last breath.

86 

Disgwyl? 


Noswyl y Pasg 

Holy Saturday

Disgwyl? / Waiting? 

87 

Disgwyl? 



Bryd hynny: Gofynnodd Joseff o Arimathea 

ganiatâd gan Pilat i gymryd corff Iesu i lawr. Yr 

oedd Joseff yn ddisgybl i Iesu, ond yn ddisgybl 

cudd, gan fod ofn yr Iddewon arno. Rhoddodd 

Pilat ganiatâd, ac felly aeth Joseff i gymryd y 

corff i lawr. Aeth Nicodemus hefyd, y dyn oedd 

wedi dod at Iesu y tro cyntaf liw nos, a daeth ef 

â thua chan mesur o fyrr ac aloes yn gymysg. 

Cymerasant gorff Iesu, a’i rwymo, ynghyd â’r 

peraroglau, mewn llieiniau, yn unol ag arferion 

claddu’r Iddewon. Yn y fan lle croeshoeliwyd ef 

yr oedd gardd, ac yn yr ardd yr oedd bedd newydd 

nad oedd neb erioed wedi ei roi i orwedd ynddo. 

Felly, gan ei bod yn ddydd Paratoad i’r Iddewon, 

a chan fod y bedd hwn yn ymyl, rhoesant Iesu i 

orwedd ynddo. 


At that time: Joseph of Arimathea, who was a 

disciple of Jesus, though a secret one because 

of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him 

take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him 

permission; so he came and removed his body. 

Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by 

night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh 

and aloes, weighing about a hundred pounds. 

They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with 

the spices in linen cloths, according to the burial 

custom of the Jews. Now there was a garden in 

the place where he was crucified, and in the 

garden there was a new tomb in which no one 

had ever been laid. And so, because it was the 

Jewish day of Preparation, and the tomb was 

nearby, they laid Jesus there. 

Beth sy’n digwydd yn eich eglwys chi 

ar y dydd hwn? 

What happens in your church on this day? 







Grawys hwn. 

Amen. 








Amen.

88 

Disgwyl? / Waiting? 

Mae bywyd yn parhau 

Life goes on 

Saif y coed yn gadarn lonydd. 

Ni chân yr adar yn nistawrwydd heddiw. 

Pobl, yng ngorffwys y Saboth, yn disgwyl. 

Dim smic, a’r arswyd wedi lladd pob llais: 

Croes, corff, angau, claddu brysiog; ac 

Mae bywyd yn parhau. 

Daw cymylau duon i ddwysáu cysgodion 

coed, pobl, croes. 

Troedio’n ofalus, yn ofnus, yn wyliadwrus 

ar lwybr drwy’r ardd at fedd parod, 

i osod y corff i orffwys, cyn ei eneinio; yma 


Disgwyl, disgwyl, eiliadau, munudau, oriau. 

Diwrnod llethol ansicrwydd ac ofn. 

Gwylio, a gwylio rhag y gwylwyr. 

Traed yn araf ddeffro, a’r meddwl yn cyflymu, 

symud, deall, gobeithio, addewid ar ffo; o hyd 


Saif y coed yn gadarn lonydd. 

Y merched yn paratoi’r olewau a’r perlysiau. 

Ynghudd mae dilynwyr yr Un 

a fenthycodd fedd. Ynghudd hefyd 

mae’r grym ar waith yn ddirgel, rywle yn y disgwyl; eto 

Mae bywyd yn parhau.

Disgwyl? / Waiting? 89 

The trees stand tall, and still 

no birdsong disturbs the quietness of this day. 

People, on the Sabbath rest, wait 

no sound, as voiceless stays the shock: 

a cross, a body, a death, a quick burial; and 

Life goes on. 

Darkening clouds shroud the outline 

of trees, of people, of cross. 

Feet tread with care, trepidation, watchfulness 

across a garden path to an unused tomb, 

to lay the body, ready for anointing; here 

Life goes on. 

Waiting, waiting as minutes, hours, pass. 

A stretched out day of uncertainty, fear. 

A watching, looking to see if watched, 

slowly, feet move, with speed the mind 

moves, understanding, hope, promise flees; as 

Life goes on. 

The trees stand tall, and still. 

The women prepare spices and oils. 

Hidden, the followers of the One laid 

in the borrowed tomb. Hidden too, the 

power at work within, where in the waiting; still 

Life goes on.

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91 

Byw? 


Sul y Pasg 

Easter Day 

Effesiaid 

I Dduw bo’r gogoniant yn yr eglwys 

ac yng Nghrist Iesu, o genhedlaeth 

i genhedlaeth, byth bythoedd! 

Amen. 

Ephesians 

To God be glory in the church 

and in Christ Jesus to all generations, 

for ever and ever. 

Amen.

92 

Byw? / Living? 

Byw? 



Bryd hynny: Ar y dydd cyntaf o’r wythnos, yn fore, 

tra oedd hi eto’n dywyll, dyma Mair Magdalen yn 

dod at y bedd, ac yn gweld bod y maen wedi ei 

dynnu oddi wrth y bedd. Rhedodd, felly, nes dod at 

Simon Pedr a’r disgybl arall, yr un yr oedd Iesu’n 

ei garu. Ac meddai wrthynt, ‘Y maent wedi cymryd 

yr Arglwydd allan o’r bedd, ac ni wyddom lle y 

maent wedi ei roi i orwedd.’ Yna cychwynnodd Pedr 

a’r disgybl arall allan, a mynd at y bedd. Yr oedd 

y ddau’n cydredeg, ond rhedodd y disgybl arall 

ymlaen yn gynt na Pedr, a chyrraedd y bedd yn 

gyntaf. Plygodd i edrych, a gwelodd y llieiniau yn 

gorwedd yno, ond nid aeth i mewn. Yna daeth Simon 

Pedr ar ei ôl, a mynd i mewn i’r bedd. Gwelodd y 

llieiniau yn gorwedd yno, a hefyd y cadach oedd 

wedi bod am ei ben ef; nid oedd hwn yn gorwedd 

gyda’r llieiniau, ond ar wahân, wedi ei blygu ynghyd. 

Yna aeth y disgybl arall, y cyntaf i ddod at y bedd, 

yntau i mewn. Gwelodd, ac fe gredodd. Oherwydd 

nid oeddent eto wedi deall yr hyn a ddywed yr 

Ysgrythur, fod yn rhaid iddo atgyfodi oddi wrth y 

meirw. Yna aeth y disgyblion yn ôl adref. 

Daeth dydd yr addewid. Ymgodymu, rhoi, datguddio, 

perthyn, dyheu, addo, gwasanaethu, marw a byw - 

cawsant eu plethu oll ynghyd ym mherson Iesu. Daw 

pob un ohonom yn rhan o un cyfanrwydd wrth i ni 

ymroi i wreiddio yn Nuw; mewn gweddi, yn ein bywyd 

fel disgyblion ac fel dinasyddion y byd o’n cwmpas. 


At that time: Early on the first day of the week, 

while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to 

the tomb and saw that the stone had been 

removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to 

Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom 

Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They have taken 

the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know 

where they have laid him.’ Then Peter and the 

other disciple set out and went towards the tomb. 

The two were running together, but the other 

disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 

He bent down to look in and saw the linen 

wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then 

Simon Peter came, following him, and went into 

the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, 

and the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not 

lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a 

place by itself. Then the other disciple, who 

reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw 

and believed; for as yet they did not understand 

the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 

Then the disciples returned to their homes. 

The day of promise has arrived. Wrestling, giving, 

revealing, belonging, desiring, promising, serving, dying, 

waiting and living have been drawn together in the person 

of Jesus. Each one becomes a part of the greater whole 

as we seek to be rooted in God; in prayer, in discipleship 

and as participants in the life of the wider world. 

Ystyriwch eich taith mewn ffydd. Sut mae pob un o’r 

elfennau hyn yn y Cwrs Grawys wedi cyfrannu tuag 

at ddyfnhau eich gwreiddiau yn Nuw? 

Reflect upon your own journey of faith, how have 

each of these elements of the Lent Course played 

a part in rooting you deeper into God? 

Mae gwreiddio yn Nuw yn broses barhaus, proses pan 

fyddwn yn clywed yr un hanesion sy’n ganolog i’n 

ffydd bob blwyddyn ar ein taith. Ond y gobaith yw y 

byddwn yn ystyried y straeon hynny gan geisio rhyw 

olwg newydd, rhyw ymdeimlad newydd o bresenoldeb 

Duw bob tro y byddwn yn gwrando arnynt. 

To be rooted in God is an ongoing journey. A journey 

where we meet with the same stories of our faith each 

year, but hopefully come to these stories looking for 

new insight, and a renewed sense of the presence of 

God each time we spend time on these stories. 

Ar ôl dilyn y Cwrs Grawys hwn, beth mae gwreiddio 

yn Nuw yn ei olygu i chi bellach? 

After this lent Course, what does it mean 

to you now, to be rooted in God? 

Anfonodd Iesu Mair i gyhoeddi newyddion 

da ei atgyfodiad. I wneud beth allai Iesu eich 

anfon chi allan? 

Jesus sent Mary to proclaim the news 

of his resurrection. What might you be 

sent out to do?




93 



Mewn un lliw, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden dri pheth 

sydd wedi eich cynorthwyo, eich herio neu eich 

ysbrydoli allan o ddarlleniadau’r Wythnos Fawr. 

In one colour, write on the tree three things which 

have helped, challenged or inspired you from the 

readings in Holy Week. 

Mewn lliw arall, ysgrifennwch ar y goeden dri 

pheth sydd wedi eich cynorthwyo, eich herio neu 

eich ysbrydoli o’r Cwrs Grawys ar ei hyd. 

In another colour, write on the tree three things 

which have helped, challenged or inspired you 

from the whole of the Lent Course. 

Mewn lliw arall, ysgrifennwch unrhyw beth arall 

y credwch ei fod yn bwysig. 








Grawys hwn. 

Amen. 








Amen.

94 


Mair yn yr Ardd 

Mary in the Garden 

Wyt ti wedi atgyfodi? Wyt ti’n fyw? 

Ydy popeth wnest ti addo wedi digwydd? 

Alla i dy gyffwrdd, gafael ynot ti? 

Sut wnes i ddim d’adnabod? 

Des i’th eneinio di. 

Wyddwn i ddim a fyddwn i’n gallu symud y maen. 

Roedd rhaid i mi ddod. 

Roedd rhaid i mi. 

Wyt ti’n fyw? Wyt ti wedi atgyfodi? 

Dyma ti’n sefyll yn yr ardd. 

Ti’n dweud fy enw. 

Dwi’n gwybod mai ti wyt ti. 

Mae ‘nghalon i’n gorfoleddu. 

Dwi’n credu. 

Be’ wna i nawr? 

Be’ wna i? 

Wyt ti wedi atgyfodi? Wyt ti’n fyw? 

Mi wnaf be’ ti’n ofyn. 

Mi ddweda i wrth bawb dy fod yn fyw. 

Fyddan nhw’n fy nghredu i? 

Pam wnest ti fy newis i? 

Pam ddim un o’r lleill? 

Mi a i. 

Mi af.


Byw? / Living? 95 

Have you risen? Are you alive? 

Has all you promised taken place? 

Can I touch you, hold you? 

How did I not recognise you? 

I came to anoint you. 

I didn’t know if I could move the stone. 

I had to come. 

I had to come. 

Are you alive? Have you risen? 

Here in the garden you stand. 

You speak my name. 

I know it is you. 

My heart rejoices. 

I believe. 

What shall I do now? 

What shall I do now? 

Have you risen? Are you alive? 

I will do as you ask. 

I will tell all that you are living. 

Will they believe me? 

Why did you choose me? 

Why not one of the others? 

I will go. 

I will go.

Tŷ Deiniol, Clos y Gadeirlan, 

Bangor LL57 1RL 

01248 354999 

bangor@eglwysyngnghymru.org.uk 

bangor.eglwysyngnghymru.org.uk 

Tŷ Deiniol, Cathedral Close, 

Bangor LL57 1RL 

01248 354999 

bangor@churchinwales.org.uk 

bangor.churchinwales.org.uk

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