Take-home slipsIsaiah 55:8-9

How to learn a verseWEB

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says the LORD. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says the LORD. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.“For my thoughts ___ not your thoughts, ___ your ways are ___ my ways,” says ___ LORD. “For as ___ heavens are higher ____ the earth, so ___ my ways higher ____ your ways, and ___ thoughts than your ______.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.“For ___ ______ are ___ ____ thoughts, ___ ____ ways ___ ___ my ____,” ____ the ____. “___ as ___ ______ are ______ ____ the _____, ___ are ___ ____ higher ____ ____ ways, ___ ___ thoughts ____ ____ thoughts.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.“F m t a n y t, a y w a n m w,” s t L. “F a t h a h t t e, s a m w h t y w, a m t t y t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 55:8-9

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.

How to learn a verseWEB

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says the LORD. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says the LORD. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.“For my thoughts ___ not your thoughts, ___ your ways are ___ my ways,” says ___ LORD. “For as ___ heavens are higher ____ the earth, so ___ my ways higher ____ your ways, and ___ thoughts than your ______.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.“For ___ ______ are ___ ____ thoughts, ___ ____ ways ___ ___ my ____,” ____ the ____. “___ as ___ ______ are ______ ____ the _____, ___ are ___ ____ higher ____ ____ ways, ___ ___ thoughts ____ ____ thoughts.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.“F m t a n y t, a y w a n m w,” s t L. “F a t h a h t t e, s a m w h t y w, a m t t y t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 55:8-9

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.