Reasons to believe in the power of the Bible
Rhesymau i gredu ym mhŵer y Beibl
'Pretty soon after lockdown, I wrote a song based on 2 Corinthians 1.3-4. It’s about comfort. I knew how scary and isolating it must be for everyone. I wanted to capture this situation, which was awful, still is awful, and say something positive. That was that God’s comfort is there for all of us.
'I won’t claim to know the Bible by heart, but I was aware of this verse, which says, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God”. I chose it because it talks about God’s comfort empowering us to be able to comfort each other. Comfort seemed to me to be really important.
'I wrote it in a couple of days. Then my wife sang it and I played guitar. We shared it with about 50 people locally. People have said that they have found it helpful and comforting.
'Writing the song was a comfort to me. There was this prospect of long, empty days looming. That gave a focus.
'I’ve been writing songs for years and years, but worship songs since about 2005. I’ve definitely found comfort and focus through music over the past few months. My wife and I find worship to be central to our lives. Every week I go to the Bible and see what musical expression I can give to the themes for that week. It’s like visiting God, and I take comfort from that.'
'Yn fuan ar ôl y cloi, ysgrifennais gân yn seiliedig ar 2 Corinthiaid 1:3-4. Mae'n ymwneud â chysur. Roeddwn i'n gwybod pa mor ddychrynllyd ac ynysig y byddai hi i bawb. Roeddwn i am ddal y sefyllfa hon, a oedd yn ofnadwy, yn dal i fod yn ofnadwy, a dweud rhywbeth positif. Hynny oedd bod cysur Duw yno i bob un ohonom.
'Ni fyddaf yn honni fy mod yn gwybod y Beibl ar fy nghof, ond roeddwn yn ymwybodol o'r adnod hon, sy'n dweud, “Bendigedig fyddo Duw a Thad ein Harglwydd Iesu Grist, y Tad sy'n trugarhau a'r Duw sy'n rhoi pob diddanwch. Y mae'n ein diddanu ym mhob gorthrymder, er mwyn i ninnau, trwy'r diddanwch a gawn ganddo ef, allu diddanu'r rhai sydd dan bob math o orthrymder.” Fe'i dewisais oherwydd ei fod yn sôn am gysur Duw yn ein grymuso i allu cysuro ein gilydd. Roedd yn ymddangos i mi fod cysur yn bwysig iawn.
'Fe wnes i ei ysgrifennu mewn cwpl o ddiwrnodau. Yna canodd fy ngwraig hi a chwaraeais y gitâr. Fe wnaethon ni ei rannu gyda thua 50 o bobl yn lleol. Mae pobl wedi dweud eu bod wedi ei chael yn ddefnyddiol ac yn gysur.
'Roedd ysgrifennu'r gân yn gysur i mi. Roedd yna ragolygon o ddyddiau hir, gwag ar y gorwel. Rhoddodd hynny ffocws.
'Rydw i wedi bod yn ysgrifennu caneuon ers blynyddoedd, ond caneuon addoli ers tua 2005. Rydw i wedi dod o hyd i gysur a ffocws trwy gerddoriaeth dros yr ychydig fisoedd diwethaf. Mae addoli yn ganolog i fywydau fy ngwraig a minnau. Bob wythnos rwy'n mynd at y Beibl ac yn gweld pa fynegiant cerddorol y gallaf ei roi i'r themâu ar gyfer yr wythnos honno. Mae fel ymweld â Duw, ac rydw i'n cymryd cysur o hynny.'
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Want to share how the Bible has impacted your life? Email mybible@biblesociety.org.uk
Hoffech rannu sut mae’r Beibl wedi cael effaith ar eich bywyd? E-bostiwch mybible@biblesociety.org.uk