Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Isaiah 58:11 The Lord will always lead you; he will give you all you need in you in a desolate land; he will make you strong again. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that never runs dry.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.The Lord will always lead you; he will give you all you need in you in a desolate land; he will make you strong again. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that never runs dry.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.The Lord will ______ lead you; he ____ give you all ___ need in you ___ a desolate land; ___ will make you ______ again. You will ___ like a well-______ garden, like a ______ that never runs ___.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.The ____ ____ always ____ ___; he ____ ____ you ___ ___ need ___ ___ in ___ ______ land; ___ ____ make ___ ______ again. ___ ____ be ____ ___ well-______ ______, like ___ ______ that _____ ____ dry.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T L w a l y; h w g y a y n i y i a d l; h w m y s a. Y w b l a w-w g, l a s t n r d.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 58:11
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.