Take-home slipsPsalm 131:2

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:

Psalm 131:2 Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Surely I have ______ and quieted my ____, like a weaned _____ with his mother, ____ a weaned child ___ my soul within ___.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Surely ___ ____ stilled ___ ______ my ____, ____ a ______ _____ with ___ ______, like ___ ______ child ___ ___ soul ______ ___.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.S I h s a q m s, l a w c w h m, l a w c i m s w m.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 131:2

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:

Psalm 131:2 Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Surely I have ______ and quieted my ____, like a weaned _____ with his mother, ____ a weaned child ___ my soul within ___.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Surely ___ ____ stilled ___ ______ my ____, ____ a ______ _____ with ___ ______, like ___ ______ child ___ ___ soul ______ ___.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.S I h s a q m s, l a w c w h m, l a w c i m s w m.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 131:2

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