Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
John 16:32 “The time is coming—in fact it's just about to happen—when you will be scattered, each of you to your own homes, leaving me all alone. But I'm not really alone, for the Father is with me.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.“The time is coming—in fact it's just about to happen—when you will be scattered, each of you to your own homes, leaving me all alone. But I'm not really alone, for the Father is with me.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.“The time is ______—in fact it's ____ about to happen—____ you will be ______, each of you ___ your own homes, ______ me all alone. ___ I'm not really _____, for the Father ___ with me.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.“The ____ ___ coming—___ ____ it's ____ _____ to ______—____ you ____ ___ scattered, ____ ___ you ___ ____ own _____, ______ me ___ _____. But ___ ___ really _____, ___ the ______ ___ with ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.“T t i c—i f i j a t h—w y w b s, e o y t y o h, l m a a. B I n r a, f t F i w m.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 16:32
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.