Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint. LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
The first letter of every word: H m o m, L, f I a f. L, h m, f m b a t.
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Psalm 6:2 Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint. LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint. LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Have mercy on ___, LORD, for I ___ faint. LORD, heal ___, for my bones ___ troubled.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Have _____ ___ me, ____, ___ I ___ _____. LORD, ____ ___, for ___ _____ are ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.H m o m, L, f I a f. L, h m, f m b a t.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 6:2
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint. LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
The first letter of every word: H m o m, L, f I a f. L, h m, f m b a t.
Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint. LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
The first letter of every word: H m o m, L, f I a f. L, h m, f m b a t.
Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint. LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
The first letter of every word: H m o m, L, f I a f. L, h m, f m b a t.
Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint. LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
The first letter of every word: H m o m, L, f I a f. L, h m, f m b a t.
Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint. LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
The first letter of every word: H m o m, L, f I a f. L, h m, f m b a t.
Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint. LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
The first letter of every word: H m o m, L, f I a f. L, h m, f m b a t.
Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint. LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
The first letter of every word: H m o m, L, f I a f. L, h m, f m b a t.