Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Proverbs 30:8-9 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion. Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion. Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Keep falsehood and ______ words far from ___. Give me neither ______ nor riches; feed ___ with the bread ____ is my portion. ______, I may have ___ much and deny ___, saying, ‘Who is ___ LORD?’ Or I ___ become poor and _____, profaning the name ___ my God.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Keep ______ ___ deceitful _____ ___ from ___. ____ me ______ ______ nor ______; ____ me ____ ___ bread ____ ___ my ______. ______, I ___ ____ too ____ ___ deny ___, ______, ‘Who ___ ___ LORD?’ ___ ___ may ______ ____ and _____, ______ the ____ ___ my ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.K f a d w f f m. G m n p n r; f m w t b t i m p. O, I m h t m a d Y, s, ‘W i t L?’ O I m b p a s, p t n o m G.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Proverbs 30:8-9
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.