Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Joel 2:13 And rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, patient and rich in mercy, and ready to repent of the evil.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, patient and rich in mercy, and ready to repent of the evil.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And rend your ______, and not your ______, and turn to ___ Lord your God: ___ he is gracious ___ merciful, patient and ____ in mercy, and _____ to repent of ___ evil.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ____ ____ hearts, ___ ___ your ______, ___ turn ___ ___ Lord ____ ___: for ___ ___ gracious ___ ______, patient ___ ____ in _____, ___ ready ___ ______ of ___ ____.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A r y h, a n y g, a t t t L y G: f h i g a m, p a r i m, a r t r o t e.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Joel 2:13
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.