Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Colossians 3:12-13 Now therfore as the elect of God holy and beloued, put on the bowels of mercies, kindnesse, humblenesse of minde, meekenesse, long suffering: Forbearing one another, and forgiuing one another, if any man haue a quarel to another: euen as Christ forgaue, euen so doe ye.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Now therfore as the elect of God holy and beloued, put on the bowels of mercies, kindnesse, humblenesse of minde, meekenesse, long suffering: Forbearing one another, and forgiuing one another, if any man haue a quarel to another: euen as Christ forgaue, euen so doe ye.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Now therfore as ___ elect of God ____ and beloued, put ___ the bowels of ______, kindnesse, humblenesse of _____, meekenesse, long suffering: ______ one another, and ______ one another, if ___ man haue a ______ to another: euen ___ Christ forgaue, euen ___ doe ye.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Now ______ ___ the _____ ___ God ____ ___ beloued, ___ ___ the ______ ___ mercies, ______, ______ of _____, ______, long ______: ______ one ______, ___ forgiuing ___ ______, if ___ ___ haue ___ ______ to ______: ____ as ______ ______, euen ___ ___ ye.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.N t a t e o G h a b, p o t b o m, k, h o m, m, l s: F o a, a f o a, i a m h a q t a: e a C f, e s d y.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Colossians 3:12-13
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.