Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
John 14:1-3 Let not your heart be troubled: have faith in God and have faith in me. In my Father's house are rooms enough; if it was not so, would I have said that I am going to make ready a place for you? And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to be with me, so that you may be where I am.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Let not your heart be troubled: have faith in God and have faith in me. In my Father's house are rooms enough; if it was not so, would I have said that I am going to make ready a place for you? And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to be with me, so that you may be where I am.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Let not your _____ be troubled: have _____ in God and ____ faith in me. ___ my Father's house ___ rooms enough; if ___ was not so, _____ I have said ____ I am going ___ make ready a _____ for you? And ___ I go and ____ ready a place ___ you, I will ____ back again and ____ take you to ___ with me, so ____ you may be _____ I am.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Let ___ ____ heart ___ ______: have _____ ___ God ___ ____ faith ___ ___. In ___ ______ house ___ _____ enough; ___ ___ was ___ ___, would ___ ____ said ____ ___ am _____ ___ make _____ ___ place ___ ___? And ___ ___ go ___ ____ ready ___ _____ for ___, ___ will ____ ____ again ___ ____ take ___ ___ be ____ ___, so ____ ___ may ___ _____ I ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.L n y h b t: h f i G a h f i m. I m F h a r e; i i w n s, w I h s t I a g t m r a p f y? A i I g a m r a p f y, I w c b a a w t y t b w m, s t y m b w I a.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 14:1-3
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
