Take-home slipsJoel 2:13

How to learn a verseWEB

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

Joel 2:13 Tear your heart and not your garments, and turn to the LORD, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Tear your heart and not your garments, and turn to the LORD, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Tear your heart ___ not your garments, ___ turn to the ____, your God; for ___ is gracious and ______, slow to anger, ___ abundant in loving ______, and relents from ______ calamity.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Tear ____ _____ and ___ ____ garments, ___ ____ to ___ ____, your ___; ___ he ___ ______ and ______, ____ to _____, ___ abundant ___ ______ kindness, ___ ______ from ______ ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T y h a n y g, a t t t L, y G; f h i g a m, s t a, a a i l k, a r f s c.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Joel 2:13

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:

Joel 2:13 Tear your heart and not your garments, and turn to the LORD, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Tear your heart and not your garments, and turn to the LORD, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Tear your heart ___ not your garments, ___ turn to the ____, your God; for ___ is gracious and ______, slow to anger, ___ abundant in loving ______, and relents from ______ calamity.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Tear ____ _____ and ___ ____ garments, ___ ____ to ___ ____, your ___; ___ he ___ ______ and ______, ____ to _____, ___ abundant ___ ______ kindness, ___ ______ from ______ ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T y h a n y g, a t t t L, y G; f h i g a m, s t a, a a i l k, a r f s c.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Joel 2:13

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