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 patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Love is patient ___ is kind. Love ______ envy. Love doesn’t ____, is not proud, ______ behave itself inappropriately, ______ seek its own ___, is not provoked, _____ no account of ____; doesn’t rejoice in ______, but rejoices with ___ truth; bears all ______, believes all things, _____ all things, and ______ all things.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Love ___ ______ and ___ ____. Love ______ ____. Love ______ ____, is ___ _____, doesn’t ______ ______ inappropriately, ______ ____ its ___ ___, is ___ ______, takes ___ ______ of ____; ______ rejoice ___ ______, but ______ ____ the _____; _____ all ______, ______ all ______, _____ all ______, ___ endures ___ ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.L i p a i k. L d e. L d b, i n p, d b i i, d s i o w, i n p, t n a o e; d r i u, b r w t t; b a t, b a t, h a t, a e a t.
- 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.