Spoken word prophetic prayer over Cardiff, Newport and Swansea
By Cath and Dan Woolridge
September 2026
Cardiff — Capital C
Capitol city
The land of Bassey, the Bay & the coal exchange.
Singing hymns of pure heart, watching Barry John & Gareth Edwards play like Gods.
Yet there’s only one worthy of such a title.
Cardiff — you host thousands of souls who sing hymns of old
to the ancient of days, yet many have forgotten who they’re singing about & who they’re singing to.
Their praise has been short-circuited, yet may you remind them of the holy one, full of
grace & truth.
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Cardiff — Capital C
Capitol city
Your true capitol isn’t in buildings of legislation but building on the Lord
Cornerstone, Capital C of Christ
Jesus, see those who feel ghosted.
Draw near to the vulnerable.
Be companions to the lonely.
Feed those in poverty.
House the homeless spiritually and physically.
See those searching for hope.
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Cardiff — Capital C
Capitol city
Swap inequality for justice.
Bring Provision where there’s lack.
healing where there’s heartbreak.
and give courage to the captains who lead this city.
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Cardiff — Capital C
Capitol city
Steer the Senedd to put you back in the drivers seat.
Give wisdom to those who govern
And may Cardiff be known
not just for Bassey or Barry John
Or for what it achieves,
but for how it cares.
A city where people belong.
where the vulnerable are protected.
Where hope can blossom.
May this city lift its eyes beyond itself
and discover the Christ of the capital C
Newport
Newport – the city at the crossing
A city of finesse & fun
From chipping, putting and driving up, to Celtic Manor’s Ryder Cup
To skateboard ramps and Dirty Sanchez, Pritchard pranks
from the ICC to the GLC
from the Big Pitt to the Bryn Glass,
(bottle neck, where queuing is rarely optional)
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Newport – the city at the crossing
your true crossing is knowing the God who makes a way to the greatest
crossing-over from death to life, in Christ
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Jesus, be our Rock of Refuge.
Breathe life into neglected neighbourhoods.
Be a home for those from broken homes
Reconcile families.
Build community.
Break cycles of poverty.
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Shine your light into night life
And may your bride shine bright
So that all see, church light up the city
With an unrelenting passion to showcase the Saviour’s grace
and be a beacon of hope to the community.
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Newport
The city of the crossing,
welcoming in fellow travellers
to the land of our Fathers,
and welcoming those once living in exile,
home.
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Let regeneration be more than buildings but bodies
That recognise the greatest somebody who became a nobody
To change their eternal trajectory
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Newport, you stand at a crossing.
May you choose the road of justice, mercy and humility
And may you be bearers of hope, to a hurting people.
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Newport
Do not forget your ancient routes and Roman roots
where Caerleon amphitheatre once staged combats,
May you suit-up in the armour of Christ
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May you remember — while all roads
may lead to Rome, the only road
worth travelling on leads to Christ.
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Our Severn bridge to the home of our Father.
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Newport – the city at the crossing
your true crossing is knowing the God who makes a way to the greatest
crossing-over from death to life, in Christ
Swansea
you are a city by the sea —
shaped by waves and horizons.
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The land of the Mumbles,
of Bonnie’s heart totally eclipsed by Joe’s ice cream.
You are a city steeped in history & anthracite coal exporting identity.
May you dock your soul in the harbour of His holiness,
anchored in the hope of His transformative grace
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Swansea, city by the sea —
there is a beauty
deeper than what the eye can see.
For your true beauty is knowing the God who Sees you.
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Swansea
The landscape may have changed since the good old days,
but put your hope in the unchanging One.
Be inspired by the saints of yesteryear,
of the courageous faith of the great witnesses that went before us,
but do not remain there.
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Hold fast for the new thing God is doing in these moments, in your city, in your generation. For the baton has been passed, so run the race.
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May you be swept up in wonder down by the Gower
— Three Cliffs, Oxwich, Worms Head —
yet may it stir your soul to marvel at the Painter of this glorious canvas.
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Swansea, city by the sea,
May you know your true beauty is knowing the God who sees you.
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The Alpha & Omega,
beginning & end, Word became flesh.
May we excavate & cultivate the richness of revival,
baked into the soil, left by our forefathers that went before us.
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May our passion for Christ be too much to contain on these southwest shores,
That we cannot but retrace the voyages of our forefathers,
And where they brought coal,
we come with a message that burns for the consuming fire himself.
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So Lord, Rock and Rescuer here our prayer…
Where brokenness is the arc of the story, bring your good news plot twist.
Where poverty is short of change, bring the life giving riches, of your sustaining daily bread.
Where loneliness eats alone, bring community around the table.
Where hopelessness reigns, may hope hail new horizons.
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Swansea, city by the sea,
May you know your true beauty is knowing the God who sees you.