Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Lamentations 3:25-26 The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him. It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of the Lord.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him. It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of the Lord.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.The Lord is ____ to those who ___ waiting for him, ___ the soul which ___ looking for him. ___ is good to ___ on hoping and ______ waiting for the ______ of the Lord.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.The ____ ___ good ___ _____ who ___ ______ for ___, ___ the ____ _____ is ______ ___ him. ___ ___ good ___ ___ on ______ ___ quietly ______ ___ the ______ ___ the ____.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T L i g t t w a w f h, t t s w i l f h. I i g t g o h a q w f t s o t L.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Lamentations 3:25-26
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.