In the breeze

 How Wide? Cats! They aren't my favourite animals, I'm not going to lie! In fact I was a bit frightened of them at one time (although I would never have admitted it) and would try and keep out of their way if I could.  I'm not sure what it is about them but they seem to know a secret they're not willing to share with a mere human. Then, one Thursday night, a small pair of eyes looked at me from the darkness through the glass of the patio doors. I opened the door to a beautiful black cat who was famished and desperate to be let in. The minute the door was opened, a transformation took place in me and I was smitten, much to the delight of our daughters who'd been desperate for a pet. It fascinated me how one little moment could change years of prejudice. It reminded me of the encounter I'd had with Jesus that tipped my world upside down.   For me, there is nothing that depicts the width of God's love more than the picture of Jesus, arms stretched outward, endu...

Y tro cyntaf i mi deithio ar awyren, roeddwn yn 17 mlwydd oed ac yn teithio yn ôl o Jersey yn ystod lleoliad gwaith naw mis yno. Doedd gen i ddim syniad beth i’w ddisgwyl ond, wrth i ni ddringo dros y cymylau, cefais fy nghario yn ôl i’r straeon Enid Blyton yr oeddwn wrth fy modd â nhw pan yn blentyn lle roedd tylwyth teg yn cerdded ar y cymylau! Roedd yn edrych fel y byddech yn gallu camu allan ac eistedd ar y cymylau gwlan cotwm a syllu dros yr ochr ar y byd oddi tano. Pan ‘da chi yn uchel, ‘da chi’n medru gweld ymhellach nag os ydych ar y llawr ac mae gennych bersbectif cwbl wahanol ar bethau. Mae hyn yn wir am y rhai sydd wedi eu galw i ddangos uchder cariad Duw. Maent yn medru “gweld” peth o’r hyn sy’n dod. Mae rhai yn gweld trwy weledigaethau, breuddwydion a datguddiadau ac eraill yn cael teimlad na ellir ei esboinio. Bydd rhai yn ymwybodol o’r hyn sy’n digwydd yn y byd ysbrydol, yn gwybod beth yw’r frwydr ysbrydol sydd ar y gweill ar y pryd. Bu Daniel yn dehongli breuddwydion a...

 The first time I went on an airplane, I was 17 years old travelling back from Jersey during a nine-month work placement there. I had no idea what to expect but as we climbed above the cloud line, I was transported back to the Enid Blyton tales I'd loved as a child where fairy folk walked on the clouds! It really looked like you could step out and sit on the cotton wool clouds and peer over the edge at the world below.  When you're up high you can see so much further than you can on the ground and you have a completely different perspective on things.  This is true for those that are called to show the height of God's love. They are able to "see" some of what's coming. Some through visions, dreams, revelations, and others just have a sense that can't really be explained. Some will be particularly aware of what is happening in the spirit realm knowing what the spiritual battle of the time is.  Daniel interpreted dreams and visions as well as having quite a ...

Pa mor hir? Effesiaid 3:18 Dw i am i chi, a phobl Dduw i gyd, ddeall mor aruthrol fawr ydy cariad y Meseia – mae'n lletach, yn hirach, yn uwch ac yn ddyfnach na dim byd arall! Wrth i mi feddwl am sut mae corff Crist yn dangos hyd cariad Duw, fe wnes I gael fy hun yn canu "He ain't Heavy, He's my Brother" gan Yr Hollies. The road is long With a many a winding turn That leads us to who knows where Who knows where But I'm strong Strong enough to carry him. He ain't heavy, he's my brother. Mae yna bobl wirioneddol rhyfeddol sy’n dewis cychwyn ar lwybr dieithr i helpu i gario brawd mewn angen. Maent yn ildio eu bywydau i wneud bywyd rhywun arall yn well. Dyna weithred o gariad. Yn yr Iseldiroedd yn ystod yr Ail Ryfel Byd, bu Casper ten Boom a’i deulu yn helpu i guddio ac achub tua 800 o Iddwwon cyn iddynt gael eu cofnodi a’u harestio. Roedd Casper yn 84 mlwydd oed ar y pryd a bu fawr 9 diwrnod ar ôl cael ei garcharu. Anfonwyd ei ferched, Corrie a Betsie...

Pa Mor Ddwfn? Blynyddoedd yn ôl, bues yn nofio scuba tra ar ein gwyliau yn Corfu. Ar ôl mwynhau pnawn yn nofio gyda snorcl, fe benderfynom ni fentro ymhellach ac yn ddyfnach i’r môr gan y byddai hynny’n siwr o fod yn well. Ar ôl gwisgo pob dim a neidio i’r dwr, wrth i’r gweddill o’r grwp fynd yn syth lawr i wely’r môr, roeddwn i dal yn arnofio ar yr wyneb. Fe gês i fwy o bwysau ond wnaeth hynny ddim helpu. Rwyf wastad wedi hoffi nofio ond roedd yn amlwg yn fuan nad oes ots pa mor dda oedd yr offer ar y tu allan, doeddwn i ddim wedi fy arfogi ar y tu fewn! Fe wnes i ddal i nofio ar yr wyneb yn gwylio mewn syndod a rhyfeddod wrth i’r bobl hynny oedd yn ddewrach na fi fynd i lefydd na allwn i eu cyrraedd. Effesiaid 3:18 “Dw i am i chi, a phobl Dduw i gyd, ddeall mor aruthrol fawr ydy cariad y Meseia – mae'n lletach, yn hirach, yn uwch ac yn ddyfnach na dim byd arall!” Fel rhan o gorff Crist, mae rhai yn cael eu galw i ddangos dyfnder cariad Duw. Mae’r bobl hyn yn sensitif ac yn gofal...

How long?   Ephesians 3:18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.  As I started contemplating how the body of Christ demonstrates the length of God's love, I found myself humming "He ain't Heavy, He's my Brother" by The Hollies.  The road is long With a many a winding turn That leads us to who knows where Who knows where But I'm strong Strong enough to carry him.  He ain't heavy, he's my brother. There are truly amazing people that choose to embark on an unknown path to help carry a brother in need. They lay down their lives in pursuit of making the life of another better. What an act of love. In Holland during World War 2, Casper ten Boom and his family helped hide and rescue around 800 Jewish people before they were reported and arrested. Casper was 84 years old at the time, and died after 9 days of imprisonment. His daughters, Corrie and Betsie were sent to Ravens...

How Deep Years ago I went scuba diving while on holiday in Corfu. Having enjoyed an afternoon snorkelling we decided venturing further and deeper into the ocean was sure to be even better. Once kitted out and jumping in the sea, as the rest of the group went straight down to the ocean bed I was still floating on the surface. I was handed more weights but it didn't help. I've always loved swimming but it was soon quite obvious that it didn't matter how well I was equipped on the outside, I simply wasn't equipped on the inside! I continued to swim on the surface watching in awe and wonder as those braver than I explored places I couldn't reach. Ephesians 3:18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.  As part of "the body of Christ" some are called to demonstrate the depth of God's love. These people are sensitive and care deeply. They feel the pain of their fellow man as...