Category Archives: Monatsmotto

Monthly Motto September 2020

Annual Motto: „Vidimus! – We have seen!“

Bible verse for September 2020: Mt 25, 38

„Lord, when did we see you naked?“ 

Impulse:

One look can do a lot: You probably also know situations in which you feel insecure, harassed or judged by the looks of others. And how easy it is to look down on others. – I am thinking in particular of people living on the street who are defenselessly exposed to the disparaging looks of others. Looking away, however, is not an alternative. On the contrary: we should take a closer look: with a look of understanding, interest, affection. This experience can lead us to a fundamental question of community life: How do I perceive my fellow human beings? What signals do I send to them, often without words?
Maybe this month we can resolve to change our view of the world and the people around us: benevolence instead of rejection, trust instead of mistrust. I am sure: This changed view makes relationships possible where we would not have expected them before. And we can always rely on this: Jesus wants to meet us in the other – and he always looks at us lovingly.

Jakob Ohm

Monthly Motto August 2020

Annual Motto: „Vidimus! – We have seen!“

Bible verse for August 2020: Mt 25, 36

„I was in prison and you came to visit me.“ 

Impulse:

“Nobody is an island” – this is a well-known saying. I think there is a lot of truth in that. We all know the temptation to close ourselves off. And maybe you have already experienced that this only makes life harder and sadder. It is good when someone frees us from this self-made prison: with a good word, a little attention or the serious question: “How are you actually?”.
Let us try to build bridges to the people who close themselves in front of our eyes. After all, this isolation can often also be caused by external things: poverty, old age, a disability … Jesus himself invites us to make an experience of freedom. We then grow beyond ourselves and also closer to each other!

Jakob Ohm

Monthly Motto July 2020

Annual Motto 2020: „Vidimus – We have seen!“

Bible verse for July 2020: Mt 25, 38)

„Lord, when did we see you as a stranger and took you in?“

Impulse:

If we go through life with open eyes, we will have this experience again and again: Many people have a difficult life. They often feel like “strangers” in our society. This applies to children from poor families as well as to people with physical or mental disabilities. These people know only too well what it means to be excluded. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we tried an alternative lifestyle? We should look for like-minded people and say with them to the marginalized: “You are not a stranger to me, but a friend.” The people in the gospel are even amazed when Jesus tells them that they have met Himself in the marginalized. Wouldn’t it be nice if we had this experience too? Let’s try it out!

Jakob Ohm