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Jeremiah 20.7-13; Psalm 69.7-10,11-15,16-18; Romans 6.1b-11; Matthew 10.24-39

Prayers

Adult & All Age

Call to worship

Let us burst to share the good news of Jesus
as we come into God’s presence today.
Let us not hide away in secret,
but shout from the rooftops
of God’s goodness to us.

A gathering prayer

Awesome God,
today we choose to come and worship you.
There is none like you; you are amazing.
Help us to follow you,
knowing the risks, not counting the costs,
but trusting that you walk always at our side.
Amen.

A prayer of approach

Our faith in our creator God draws us to worship.
Our faith in our redeemer God gathers us together.
Our faith in our loving God holds us close to each other.
Praise be to our Lord and God.
Amen.

A prayer of adoration

Lord God, you have borne our pains, shared our journeys, offered us unconditional love. You have breathed your Spirit into us, blessed us with the gift of your Son, you have sacrificed so much for us. We adore you and offer you our lives.
You have given us a vision of your kingdom, have offered us a way of life worth living, a loving to share, a presence at all times. We adore you and offer you our lives.
Amen.

A prayer of confession and an Assurance of forgiveness

A prayer of confession

In easy times, without fear or conflict, we are happy to stand up as Christians and follow you, our Almighty God.
When we face no threats of
persecution, we are happy to cast our lot with you, our Almighty God. But, when challenge comes, when disputes erupt, when questions get asked hard, painful questions we are not always so willing to stand up and be counted; it is easier to lie low and keep quiet.
Forgive us, O God, if, when
challenges come, we lower our flag and pull up our drawbridge and withdraw to isolation, leaving you to fight the cause of love, justice and peace with people other than us. Forgive us, eternal God, for such failing and weaknesses.
Forgive us and bless us.
Amen.

 

Assurance of forgiveness

I do not feel that I am worthy; I do not feel that I am able; I do not feel that I deserve you, God, and yet I do believe that as I have confessed you have poured out your forgiveness on me. You accept my repentance and keep me to your own.
Amen.

A prayer of praise and thanksgiving

You have given so much of yourself for us and to us, O God.
To you be all praise and glory.
Your sacrifice for us is beyond understanding.
To you be all praise and glory.
You reach out to us in love and compassion.
To you be all praise and glory.
Your spirit burns within us, warms us, bursts forth from us when we let it.
To you be all praise and glory.
Yours is a story to transform the world, to transform lives, to save lives, to enrich lives.
To you be all praise and glory.
You are the giver of life, the giver of abundant love.
To you be all praise and glory.
In this generation and the next and for ever and ever.
Amen.

Prayers of intercession

God of life, of light and of hope,
we pray for the people and the nation of Ukraine,
that the atrocities committed there would come to light
and those responsible for war crimes would be brought to justice.
We pray for all places where massacres and crimes against humanity are rife,
for those whose murders are hidden from the eyes of the world,
for communities and minorities who live in fear.

God of life of light and of hope,
hear our prayer.

We pray for all those places where abuse happens
behind closed doors, in homes and in institutions.
We pray for vulnerable adults, for children,
for animals and for all those who have no voice,
for those who cry in the night and pretend they are okay in the day.

God of life of light and of hope,
hear our prayer.

We pray for your church,
that she may have the courage to be unpopular,
that she would have the desire and the determination
to speak words of truth and compassion and challenge,
that she would have the humility to work collaboratively
and the boldness to act decisively and urgently.
Give to each of us the energy of your Spirit
that would not fear the consequences of sharing our faith
but be bursting to share your love with sincerity, sensitivity and strength.

God of life of light and of hope,
hear our prayer.

We pray for those on our hearts,
those we know and those whose stories have touched us.
We pray for those missing at sea,
those who have gone missing from home,
those who are missing out on love and encouragement in their lives.
We pray for those we miss seeing and entrust them all to you.

God of life of light and of hope,
hear our prayer - in Jesus’ name.
Amen.

A way into prayer

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A prayer for all ages together

Indescribable, uncontainable God,
thank you that you are amazing
and love me, no matter what.
You put the stars in the sky,
and you know me by name.
Thank you that I mean so much to you.
Amen.

A sending out prayer

Jesus, you walked to the cross,
and paid the ultimate sacrifice for us, for our freedom;
may we walk with you this week as we learn what it is to truly take up our cross and follow you.
May we shout from the rooftops
and burn with your love inside us, so that others may see you too.
Amen.

Gweddïau ar gyfer Oedolion a Phob Oed  25 Mehefin – 1 Gorffennaf 2023

Rhuthro i ddweud

Mathew 10:24-39

 

Galwad i addoli

Rhuthrwn i rannu’r newyddion da am Iesu
wrth i ni ddod i bresenoldeb Duw heddiw.
Peidiwn â chuddio yn y cysgodion,
ond yn hytrach gwaeddwn o ben y toeau
am ddaioni Duw tuag atom.

 

Gweddi ymgynnull

Dduw rhyfeddol,
heddiw rydym yn dewis dod i’th addoli di.
Does neb tebyg i ti; rwyt ti’n syfrdanol.
Helpa ni i’th ddilyn di,
gan wybod bod hynny yn fenter, heb gyfri’r gost,
ond gan ymddiried dy fod di yn cerdded wrth ein hochr bob amser.
Amen.

 

Gweddi ddynesu

Mae ein ffydd yn Nuw ein creawdwr yn ein denu i addoli.
Mae ein ffydd yn Nuw ein gwaredwr yn ein tynnu at ein gilydd.
Mae ein ffydd yn ein Duw cariadlon yn ein dal yn agos at ein gilydd.
Mawl fo i’n Harglwydd a’n Duw.
Amen.

 

Gweddi o addoliad

Arglwydd Dduw, rwyt ti wedi dioddef ein poenau, wedi rhannu ein teithiau, wedi cynnig cariad diamod i ni. Rwyt ti wedi anadlu dy Ysbryd i mewn i ni, wedi ein bendithio â’r rhodd o’th Fab, wedi aberthu cymaint er ein mwyn. Addolwn di a chynigiwn ein bywydau i ti.

Rwyt ti wedi rhoi i ni weledigaeth o’th deyrnas, wedi cynnig i ni fywyd gwerth ei fyw, cariad i’w rannu, presenoldeb bob amser. Addolwn di a chynigiwn ein bywydau i ti.
Amen.

 

Gweddi o gyffes

Mewn adegau hawdd, heb ofn na chynnen, rydym yn falch o gael sefyll fel Cristnogion a’th ddilyn di, ein Duw Hollalluog. Pan na fyddwn yn wynebu bygythiadau nac erledigaeth, rydym yn falch o gael bwrw ein coelbren gyda thi, ein Duw Hollalluog. Ond, pan ddaw heriau, pan gyfyd anghydfod, pan ofynnir cwestiynau – cwestiynau anodd, poenus – nid ydym bob amser mor awyddus i sefyll a chael ein cyfrif; mae’n haws cuddio a chadw’n ddistaw. Maddau i ni, O Dduw, os ydym, pan ddaw heriau, yn gostwng ein baner ac yn atgyfnerthu ein terfynau cyn encilio oddi wrth bawb, gan dy adael di i ymladd dros gariad, cyfiawnder a heddwch gyda phobl eraill heblaw ni. Maddau i ni, Dduw tragwyddol, am fethiant a gwendidau o’r fath. Maddau i ni a bendithia ni.
Amen.

 

Sicrwydd o faddeuant

Teimlaf nad wyf yn deilwng; teimlaf nad wyf yn abl; teimlaf nad wyf yn dy haeddu di, Dduw, ac eto teimlaf fy mod wedi cyffesu a’th fod dithau wedi tywallt dy faddeuant drosof. Rwyt yn derbyn fy edifeirwch ac yn fy nghadw yn agos atat.
Amen.

 

Gweddi o fawl

Rwyt wedi rhoi cymaint ohonot dy hun drosom ni ac i ni, O Dduw.
I ti y bo’r holl fawl a gogoniant.
Mae dy aberth y tu hwnt i bob deall.
I ti y bo’r holl fawl a gogoniant.
Rwyt yn ymestyn tuag atom yn dy gariad a’th drugaredd.
I ti y bo’r holl fawl a gogoniant.
Mae dy ysbryd yn llosgi o’n mewn, yn ein cynhesu, yn ffrwydro allan ohonom pan ganiatawn hynny.
I ti y bo’r holl fawl a gogoniant.
Mae dy stori di yn gweddnewid y byd, yn gweddnewid bywydau, yn achub bywydau, yn cyfoethogi bywydau.
I ti y bo’r holl fawl a gogoniant.
Ti yw rhoddwr bywyd, rhoddwr cariad dihysbydd.
I ti y bo’r holl fawl a gogoniant.
Yn y genhedlaeth hon a’r nesaf ac am byth bythoedd.
Amen.

 

Gweddi ar gyfer pob oed gyda’i gilydd

Dduw na ellir ei ddisgrifio na’i gyfyngu,
diolch i ti am fod yn rhyfeddol
ac am fy ngharu, doed a ddêl.
Ti roddodd y sêr yn yr awyr,
ac rwyt yn f’adnabod wrth fy enw.
Diolch fy mod yn golygu cymaint i ti.
Amen.

 

Gweddi i gloi

Iesu, cerddaist at y groes,
a thalu’r aberth eithaf drosom ni, dros ein rhyddid;
boed i ni gerdded gyda thi yr wythnos hon
wrth i ni ddysgu beth mewn gwirionedd yw ystyr codi’n croes a’th ddilyn di.
Boed i ni weiddi o ben y toeau
a llosgi gan gymaint yw dy gariad o’n mewn,
fel y gall eraill dy weld hefyd.
Amen.

Children & Youth

A gathering prayer for children

We gather in the name of our amazing God,
in the presence of our friend Jesus,
and in the power of the Holy Spirit,
to learn, to love and to laugh.
Amen.

A prayer of thanksgiving for children

Take turns to stand on a chair and pray:
I thank GOD for... Everyone says ‘Amen’ together at the end.

A prayer for forgiveness for children

Invite suggestions of situations the group knows need God’s forgiveness.
For each idea, slightly inflate a balloon.
When it is fully inflated, tie the end and pass slowly round so everyone can share the prayer.
Say: Merciful God, we repent all these wrong things.
Then burst the balloon.

A prayer for others for children

Holy Spirit, hear our prayer, for all the people for whom we care.
We pray for the people who share God’s news,
and those who hear it may they choose
to follow Jesus every day,
for he’s our Life, our Truth, our Way.
Amen.

A sending out prayer for children

Stand in a circle facing outwards.
Life-giving God, send us out to share the good news of your
love and the wideness of your care. In Jesus’ name we pray.
Amen.

A prayer for very young children: Paper plate prayers

Use paper plates with happy and sad faces drawn on, as you pray:

Jesus help us to tell others about you. (happy face)
Be with us when this is hard. (sad face)
May more and more people know about you. (happy face)
Amen.

Gweddïau ar gyfer Plant ac Ieuenctid 25 Mehefin – 1 Gorffennaf 2023

Rhuthro i ddweud

Mathew 10:24-39

 

Gweddi ymgynnull

Down at ein gilydd yn enw ein Duw rhyfeddol,
ym mhresenoldeb ein ffrind Iesu,
ac yn nerth yr Ysbryd Glân,
i ddysgu, i garu ac i chwerthin.
Amen.

 

Gweddïau platiau papur

Gwnewch luniau wynebau hapus ac wynebau trist ar blatiau papur, a defnyddiwch hwy wrth weddïo:
Iesu, helpa ni i ddweud wrth eraill amdanat ti. (wyneb hapus)
Bydd gyda ni pan fydd hynny yn anodd. (wyneb trist)
Boed i fwy a mwy o bobl ddod i wybod amdanat ti. (wyneb hapus)
Amen.

 

Gweddi o fawl a diolchgarwch

Pawb i gymryd tro i sefyll ar gadair a gweddïo:
Rydw i’n diolch i DDUW am... Pawb i ddweud ‘Amen’ gyda’i gilydd ar y diwedd.

 

Gweddi am faddeuant

Gwahoddwch awgrymiadau am sefyllfaoedd lle mae’r grŵp yn gwybod bod angen maddeuant Duw.
Chwythwch ychydig ar falŵn ar gyfer pob syniad.
Pan fydd wedi ei chwythu’n llawn, clymwch y pen a phasio’r balŵn o gwmpas yn araf fel y gall pawb rannu’r weddi.
Dywedwch: Dduw trugarog, rydym yn edifar am y pethau anghywir hyn.
Yna byrstiwch y balŵn.

 

Gweddi dros eraill

Ysbryd Glân, clyw ein gweddi dros yr holl bobl yr ydym yn meddwl amdanynt.
Rydym yn gweddïo dros y bobl sy’n rhannu newyddion Duw,
a’r rhai sy’n ei glywed – boed iddynt ddewis
dilyn Iesu bob dydd,
oherwydd ef yw ein Bywyd, ein Gwirionedd, ein Ffordd.
Amen.

 

Gweddi i gloi

Sefwch mewn cylch yn wynebu at allan.
Dduw sy’n rhoi bywyd, anfon ni allan i rannu’r newyddion da am dy gariad ac am dy ofal mawr. Gweddïwn yn enw Iesu.
Amen.

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