Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Isaiah 43:1-2 And now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, and called thee by thy name: thou art mine. When thou shalt pass through the waters, I will be with thee, and the rivers shall not cover thee: when thou shalt walk in the fire, thou shalt not be burnt, and the flames shall not burn in thee:
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, and called thee by thy name: thou art mine. When thou shalt pass through the waters, I will be with thee, and the rivers shall not cover thee: when thou shalt walk in the fire, thou shalt not be burnt, and the flames shall not burn in thee:
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And now thus _____ the Lord that ______ thee, O Jacob, ___ formed thee, O ______: Fear not, for ___ have redeemed thee, ___ called thee by ___ name: thou art ____. When thou shalt ____ through the waters, ___ will be with ____, and the rivers _____ not cover thee: ____ thou shalt walk ___ the fire, thou _____ not be burnt, ___ the flames shall ___ burn in thee:
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ___ ____ saith ___ ____ that ______ ____, O _____, ___ formed ____, ___ Israel: ____ ___, for ___ ____ redeemed ____, ___ called ____ ___ thy ____: ____ art ____. ____ thou _____ ____ through ___ ______, I ____ ___ with ____, ___ the ______ _____ not _____ ____: when ____ _____ walk ___ ___ fire, ____ _____ not ___ _____, and ___ ______ shall ___ ____ in ____:
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A n t s t L t c t, O J, a f t, O I: F n, f I h r t, a c t b t n: t a m. W t s p t t w, I w b w t, a t r s n c t: w t s w i t f, t s n b b, a t f s n b i t:
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 43:1-2
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
