Take-home slipsMatthew 11:28-30

How to learn a verseWEB Catholic Edition

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

Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.“Come to me, ___ you who labor ___ are heavily burdened, ___ I will give ___ rest. Take my ____ upon you and _____ from me, for ___ am gentle and ______ in heart; and ___ will find rest ___ your souls. For ___ yoke is easy, ___ my burden is _____.”
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.“Come ___ ___, all ___ ___ labor ___ ___ heavily ______, ___ I ____ ____ you ____. ____ my ____ ____ you ___ _____ from ___, ___ I ___ ______ and ______ ___ heart; ___ ___ will ____ ____ for ____ _____. For ___ ____ is ____, ___ my ______ ___ light.”
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.“C t m, a y w l a a h b, a I w g y r. T m y u y a l f m, f I a g a h i h; a y w f r f y s. F m y i e, a m b i l.”
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 11:28-30

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

How to learn a verseWEB Catholic Edition

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

Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.“Come to me, ___ you who labor ___ are heavily burdened, ___ I will give ___ rest. Take my ____ upon you and _____ from me, for ___ am gentle and ______ in heart; and ___ will find rest ___ your souls. For ___ yoke is easy, ___ my burden is _____.”
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.“Come ___ ___, all ___ ___ labor ___ ___ heavily ______, ___ I ____ ____ you ____. ____ my ____ ____ you ___ _____ from ___, ___ I ___ ______ and ______ ___ heart; ___ ___ will ____ ____ for ____ _____. For ___ ____ is ____, ___ my ______ ___ light.”
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.“C t m, a y w l a a h b, a I w g y r. T m y u y a l f m, f I a g a h i h; a y w f r f y s. F m y i e, a m b i l.”
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 11:28-30

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