Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Blessed be the ___ and Father of ___ Lord Jesus Christ, ___ Father of compassion ___ the God of ___ comfort, who comforts ___ in all our ______, so that we ___ comfort those in ___ trouble with the ______ we ourselves have ______ from God.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Blessed ___ ___ God ___ ______ of ___ ____ Jesus ______, ___ Father ___ ______ and ___ ___ of ___ ______, who ______ ___ in ___ ___ troubles, ___ ____ we ___ ______ those ___ ___ trouble ____ ___ comfort ___ ______ have ______ ____ God.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.B b t G a F o o L J C, t F o c a t G o a c, w c u i a o t, s t w c c t i a t w t c w o h r f G.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.