Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Isaiah 40:28 Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God, who hath created the ends of the earth: he shall not faint, nor labour, neither is there any searching out of his wisdom.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God, who hath created the ends of the earth: he shall not faint, nor labour, neither is there any searching out of his wisdom.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Knowest thou not, ___ hast thou not _____? the Lord is ___ everlasting God, who ____ created the ends ___ the earth: he _____ not faint, nor ______, neither is there ___ searching out of ___ wisdom.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Knowest ____ ___, or ____ ____ not _____? ___ Lord ___ ___ everlasting ___, ___ hath ______ ___ ends ___ ___ earth: ___ _____ not _____, ___ labour, ______ ___ there ___ ______ out ___ ___ wisdom.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.K t n, o h t n h? t L i t e G, w h c t e o t e: h s n f, n l, n i t a s o o h w.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 40:28
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.