Charlotte Mason had a motto for her students, "I am. I can. I ought. I will." This past spring and summer I had the opportunity to do the All Day Charlotte Mason Seminar put out by Sonya Shafer of Simply Charlotte Mason.com. She (Sonya Shafer) talks about how in her house they matched each of these phrases with a bible verse.
I really liked the idea and I added a little bit of a twist for our family. The short motto is the same, but we also have an expanded version.
I am a child of God. I am capable. (1 Timothy 4:12)
I can do many things with God's help. (Phillipians 4:13)
I ought to treat others and myself with love and respect. (Mark 12:30-31)
I will do my best in all things.
We have been learning about one line each week and each line also has a memory verse with it (not the exact same one's Ms. Shafer uses).
I could just tell you the verses, but really...what fun would that be?
Here is the deal. I want you to guess the passages. Some of them are obvious and others probably are not (I think I will is the hardest to figure out). For every 10 valid guesses (not just starting in Genesis and working your way forward) I will give you a clue. It is collaborative, so talk amongst yourself.
I will let you know as you are getting close and when you get one of them correct.
IF you can successfully figure out all 4 verses, I will give away a $25 Target gift card in a drawing of everyone who participated. Get your mothers, brothers, smart husbands, and friends and start talking. You may come up with better verses or verses you may want to use for yourself! Who knows, maybe next year we will learn the verse you found.
This contest is open until there have been no comments on this post for 1 week. International readers are welcome, although the prize may be awarded a little bit differently (Kylie email me if you have any ideas or know what will work).
Have fun!
Comments
2. Phil 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
3. Luke 6:31 "Do to others as you would have them do to you."
4. Neither Bill or I have a thought on this (first thought Romans 8:28, but then reconsidered)
Nope on the rest of the them. I have added 1 John 3:1 to our future list though.
Next?
Leviticus 19:18
Love thy neighbor as thyself.
4 more guesses for a clue :)
But no on the rest of them :)
"Love thy neighbor as yourself."
Ok that's 10 guesses, so here are some clues
#1- Letters
#3- Gospel
#4- Ancient Hymns
This comes from 1 John 4:4.
#1 think of specific things that a YOUNG person is capable of doing
Proverbs 14:23
Proverbs 20:11
Psalm 4:5
Psalm 16:8
#3- Right verse, wrong gospel
Matthew 22:37
OR
Mark 12:30
Thanks for the extensive help on #4. :)
Leigh also saved you all from the near end of the contest without a winner of the $25 Target Gift Card! The contest lives on another week!
Proverbs 3:1-6?
Ephesians 4:32
When you suggested thinking about things kids could do, I remembered a project I did as a kid (maybe 6 years old?) where we learned this memory verse. In lieu of words, we had pictures (e.g. "be" was a picture of a bee; "tender-hearted/compassionate" was a heart; etc.). And amazingly I could remember the book, chapter and verse it came from - I can still picture the project. It was on burlap-type fabric, and we glued on the words/pictures. It hung on a hanger. Pretty crazy....and I ramble/digress.
Since that's 20 posts, I will add another clue.
#1 is from a name our family is very familiar with
#4 is from the longest chapter of the Bible (or so I seem to remember it as such from my confirmation days once upon a time)
#1 - perhaps 2 Timothy 3:16 - 17?
#4 - somewhere in Psalm 119, but not sure about the verse. The general concepts are repetitive.
#1- Other Timothy
#4- Yes
And yes, pretty much you and me. :)
Maybe verses 9 and 10 of Psalm 119?
#4 is hard. Think about being determined to take a certain path
Verse 59, 101, 105, 112, or 173.
Of those, I'm leaning towards verse 59.