Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Psalm 42:11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him, Who is the help of my countenance, and my God.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him, Who is the help of my countenance, and my God.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Why art thou ____ down, O my ____? And why art ____ disquieted within me? ____ thou in God; ___ I shall yet ______ him, Who is ___ help of my ______, and my God.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Why ___ ____ cast ____, ___ my ____? ___ why ___ ____ disquieted ______ ___? Hope ____ ___ God; ___ ___ shall ___ ______ him, ___ ___ the ____ ___ my ______, ___ my ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.W a t c d, O m s? A w a t d w m? H t i G; f I s y p h, W i t h o m c, a m G.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 42:11
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.