Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Proverbs 30:8-9 Keep me from being false, help me not to tell lies. Don't make me poor or rich; just provide me with the food I need. Otherwise if I have plenty of money, I may give up on you, saying, “Who is the Lord?” while if I'm poor I may steal and bring the name of my God into disrepute.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Keep me from being false, help me not to tell lies. Don't make me poor or rich; just provide me with the food I need. Otherwise if I have plenty of money, I may give up on you, saying, “Who is the Lord?” while if I'm poor I may steal and bring the name of my God into disrepute.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Keep me from _____ false, help me ___ to tell lies. _____ make me poor ___ rich; just provide ___ with the food ___ need. Otherwise if ___ have plenty of _____, I may give ___ on you, saying, “___ is the Lord?” _____ if I'm poor ___ may steal and _____ the name of ___ God into disrepute.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Keep ___ ____ being _____, ____ me ___ ___ tell ____. _____ make ___ ____ or ____; ____ provide ___ ____ the ____ ___ need. ______ ___ I ____ ______ of _____, ___ may ____ ___ on ___, ______, “Who ___ ___ Lord?” _____ ___ I'm ____ ___ may _____ ___ bring ___ ____ of ___ ___ into ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.K m f b f, h m n t t l. D m m p o r; j p m w t f I n. O i I h p o m, I m g u o y, s, “W i t L?” w i I p I m s a b t n o m G i d.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Proverbs 30:8-9
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.