Reasons to believe in the power of the Bible
Rhesymau i gredu ym mhŵer y Beibl
‘The Parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15.11–32), for me, encapsulates the gospel. Regardless of where you're at in your faith, the message is difficult to accept because it talks about grace, which everyone struggles with a bit. For me that is the good news. The son deserves nothing, but the dad sees him from a distance and doesn't even let him speak, he just runs and embraces him.
‘I became a Christian when I was about 14. Luke 15 has remained powerful for me from that day to this. I respect the views of atheists, but this is my comeback story – I tell them that this is why I believe.
‘I didn't do well academically at school. I was apprenticed as a painter and decorator, but wasn't kept on at the end of my apprenticeship. I knew I wanted to work with people and spent time doing voluntary drug rehabilitation and youth work. I got a degree in social work – I was a late bloomer – and I've been a social worker for 20 years. I love what I do and I'm good at it.
‘People don't change, and they're always interesting – I even like the ones who are a bit of a pain. I really feel for those who've been isolated because of Covid. There's cognitive decline – they aren't going out so much so they're declining physically; it's very difficult.
‘As a social worker, I know that human contact is so important. I worry about mobile phones and the way TV and the internet dominate our lives – 90 per cent of it is pollution, it's just rubbish.
‘Tony Blair used to talk about “education, education, education”. I talk about, “relationships, relationships, relationships”. You need people when you're at your lowest, and when you're at your highest.
‘The story in Luke 15 is all about relationships, and the internet isn't teaching you about that. Working at relationships is almost alien today. I tell my kids, “I won't be replaced by technology.” If I'm ill, I don't want a laptop at my bedside, I want people.’
‘Mae Dameg y Mab Colledig (Luc 15.11–32) i mi, yn crynhoi'r efengyl. Waeth ble rydych chi yn eich ffydd, mae'n anodd derbyn y neges oherwydd ei bod yn sôn am ras, y mae pawb yn ei gael ychydig yn anodd. I mi dyna'r newyddion da. Nid yw'r mab yn haeddu dim, ond mae'r tad yn ei weld o bell ac nid yw hyd yn oed yn gadael iddo siarad, mae'n rhedeg ato ac yn ei gofleidio.
‘Fe ddes i’n Gristion pan oeddwn tua 14 oed. Mae Luc 15 wedi bod yn bwerus i mi o'r diwrnod hwnnw hyd at hyn. Dw i’n parchu barn anffyddwyr, ond dyma fy stori o ddod yn ôl - dywedaf wrthynt mai dyma pam rwy’n credu.
‘Wnes i ddim yn dda yn academaidd yn yr ysgol. Cefais fy mhrentisio fel peintiwr ac addurnwr, ond ni chefais fy nghadw ymlaen ar ddiwedd fy mhrentisiaeth. Roeddwn i'n gwybod fy mod i eisiau gweithio gyda phobl a threuliais amser yn gwneud gwaith adfer cyffuriau a gwaith ieuenctid yn wirfoddol. Cefais radd mewn gwaith cymdeithasol - roeddwn i'n hwyr yn blodeuo - a dw i wedi bod yn weithiwr cymdeithasol ers 20 mlynedd. Rwyf wrth fy modd â' fy ngwaith ac rwy'n dda yn ei wneud.
‘Dydy pobl ddim yn newid, ac maen nhw bob amser yn ddiddorol - dw i hyd yn oed yn hoffi'r rhai sy'n dipyn o boen. Dw i wir yn teimlo dros y rhai sydd wedi cael eu hynysu oherwydd Covid. Mae yna ddirywiad gwybyddol - dydyn nhw ddim yn mynd allan cymaint felly maen nhw'n dirywio'n gorfforol; mae'n anodd iawn.
‘Fel gweithiwr cymdeithasol, fe wn fod cyswllt dynol mor bwysig. Rwy'n poeni am ffonau symudol a'r ffordd y mae'r teledu a'r rhyngrwyd yn cael lle blaenllaw yn ein bywydau - llygredd yw 90 y cant ohono, dim ond sbwriel ydy o.
‘Roedd Tony Blair yn arfer siarad am “addysg, addysg, addysg”. Rwy'n siarad am hyn: “perthnasoedd, perthnasoedd, perthnasoedd”. Mae angen pobl arnoch chi pan rydych chi ar eich isaf, a phan rydych chi ar eich uchaf.
‘Mae'r stori yn Luc 15 yn ymwneud â pherthnasoedd, ac nid yw'r rhyngrwyd yn eich dysgu chi am hynny. Mae gweithio ar berthnasoedd bron yn ddieithr heddiw. Dw i’n dweud wrth fy mhlant, “Ni fydd technoleg yn cymryd fy lle.” Os ydw i’n sâl, dw i ddim eisiau gliniadur ar erchwyn fy ngwely, dw i eisiau pobl.’
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