Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Nehemiah 8:10 And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And he said ___ them: Go, eat ___ meats, and drink _____ wine, and send ______ to them that ____ not prepared for ______: because it is ___ holy day of ___ Lord, and be ___ sad: for the ___ of the Lord ___ our strength.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ___ ____ to ____: ___, eat ___ _____, and _____ _____ wine, ___ ____ portions ___ ____ that ____ ___ prepared ___ ______: because ___ ___ the ____ ___ of ___ ____, and ___ ___ sad: ___ ___ joy ___ ___ Lord ___ ___ strength.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A h s t t: G, e f m, a d s w, a s p t t t h n p f t: b i i t h d o t L, a b n s: f t j o t L i o s.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Nehemiah 8:10
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.