Each year, in Herrnhut, Germany, members of the Provincial Board of the European Continental Province draw a Watchword for the year for each Province of our world-wide Moravian Church. These texts are drawn for a collection dating to the 1700’s.

The 2022 Watchword for the Southern Province is:

"But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him! " Habakkuk 2:20

The doctrinal or teaching text for January 1st, 2022 from the New Testament is:

'Jesus said, “Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”' Mark 3:35

The prayer for the day, as found in the U.S. edition of the Daily Texts is also fitting:

"Faithful God, we greet this new year with hopefulness. Keep us steadfast upon your will, regardless of what may come our way, for you are our guide and our certainty—our truth and our love. Amen."