It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.
The first letter of every word: I i v f y t r u e, t l d l, t e t b o s: s t h b o h g s.
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Psalm 127:2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.It is vain ___ you to rise ___ early, to lie ____ late, to eat ___ bread of sorrows: ___ to his beloved ___ he giveth sleep.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.It ___ ____ for ___ ___ rise ___ _____, to ___ ____ late, ___ ___ the _____ ___ sorrows: ___ ___ his ______ ___ he ______ _____.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.I i v f y t r u e, t l d l, t e t b o s: s t h b o h g s.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 127:2
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.
The first letter of every word: I i v f y t r u e, t l d l, t e t b o s: s t h b o h g s.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.
The first letter of every word: I i v f y t r u e, t l d l, t e t b o s: s t h b o h g s.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.
The first letter of every word: I i v f y t r u e, t l d l, t e t b o s: s t h b o h g s.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.
The first letter of every word: I i v f y t r u e, t l d l, t e t b o s: s t h b o h g s.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.
The first letter of every word: I i v f y t r u e, t l d l, t e t b o s: s t h b o h g s.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.
The first letter of every word: I i v f y t r u e, t l d l, t e t b o s: s t h b o h g s.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.
The first letter of every word: I i v f y t r u e, t l d l, t e t b o s: s t h b o h g s.