Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is long-suffering, it is kind, love does not envy, love does not vaunt itself, is not puffed up, does not act unseemly, does not seek its own things, is not provoked, does not impute evil, [does] not rejoice over unrighteousness, and rejoices with the truth; it bears all things, it believes all, it hopes all, it endures all.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Love is long-suffering, it is kind, love does not envy, love does not vaunt itself, is not puffed up, does not act unseemly, does not seek its own things, is not provoked, does not impute evil, [does] not rejoice over unrighteousness, and rejoices with the truth; it bears all things, it believes all, it hopes all, it endures all.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Love is long-______, it is kind, ____ does not envy, ____ does not vaunt ______, is not puffed ___, does not act ______, does not seek ___ own things, is ___ provoked, does not ______ evil, [does] not ______ over unrighteousness, and ______ with the truth; ___ bears all things, ___ believes all, it _____ all, it endures ___.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Love ___ ____-suffering, ___ ___ kind, ____ ____ not ____, ____ does ___ _____ itself, ___ ___ puffed ___, ____ not ___ ______, does ___ ____ its ___ ______, is ___ ______, does ___ ______ evil, [____] ___ rejoice ____ ______, and ______ ____ the _____; ___ bears ___ ______, it ______ ___, it _____ ___, it ______ ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.L i l-s, i i k, l d n e, l d n v i, i n p u, d n a u, d n s i o t, i n p, d n i e, [d] n r o u, a r w t t; i b a t, i b a, i h a, i e a.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
