Test everything; hold fast to what is good. (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
Jahreslosung 2025
This year we will explore what it means to have a Jahreslosung (motto of the year). Every year the Ökumenische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Bibellesen (Ecumenical Working Group for Bible Readings) chooses a new motto from the suggestions of its members. A motto is a short phrase that has some symbolic significance.
It is like a theme.
For the church the Jahreslosung, or the Motto of the Year, is a Bible passage that is supposed to encourage and aid people to read and experience the Bible.
It can guide and influence one’s outlook on the year.
In Germany a Jahreslosung has been published every year since 1934.
This year’s motto for us is from the first letter to the Thessalonians:
Test everything; hold fast to what is good.
(1 Thessalonians 5:21)