Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Matthew 22:37-39 And Jesus said to him, “You will love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your understanding— this is a first and great command; and the second [is] like to it: You will love your neighbor as yourself;
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And Jesus said to him, “You will love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your understanding— this is a first and great command; and the second [is] like to it: You will love your neighbor as yourself;
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And Jesus said ___ him, “You will ____ the LORD your ___ with all your _____, and with all ____ soul, and with ___ your understanding— this ___ a first and _____ command; and the ______ [is] like to ___: You will love ____ neighbor as yourself;
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And _____ ____ to ___, “___ will ____ ___ LORD ____ ___ with ___ ____ heart, ___ ____ all ____ ____, and ____ ___ your ______— ____ is ___ _____ and _____ ______; and ___ ______ [is] ____ ___ it: ___ ____ love ____ ______ as ______;
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A J s t h, “Y w l t L y G w a y h, a w a y s, a w a y u— t i a f a g c; a t s [i] l t i: Y w l y n a y;
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 22:37-39
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Matthew 22:37-39 And Jesus said to him, “You will love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your understanding— this is a first and great command; and the second [is] like to it: You will love your neighbor as yourself;
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And Jesus said to him, “You will love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your understanding— this is a first and great command; and the second [is] like to it: You will love your neighbor as yourself;
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And Jesus said ___ him, “You will ____ the LORD your ___ with all your _____, and with all ____ soul, and with ___ your understanding— this ___ a first and _____ command; and the ______ [is] like to ___: You will love ____ neighbor as yourself;
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And _____ ____ to ___, “___ will ____ ___ LORD ____ ___ with ___ ____ heart, ___ ____ all ____ ____, and ____ ___ your ______— ____ is ___ _____ and _____ ______; and ___ ______ [is] ____ ___ it: ___ ____ love ____ ______ as ______;
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A J s t h, “Y w l t L y G w a y h, a w a y s, a w a y u— t i a f a g c; a t s [i] l t i: Y w l y n a y;
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 22:37-39
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.