Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Joel 2:13 And rent your heart, and not your clothes: and turne vnto the Lord your God, for he is gratious, and mercifull, slowe to anger, and of great kindnes, and repenteth him of the euill.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And rent your heart, and not your clothes: and turne vnto the Lord your God, for he is gratious, and mercifull, slowe to anger, and of great kindnes, and repenteth him of the euill.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And rent your _____, and not your ______: and turne vnto ___ Lord your God, ___ he is gratious, ___ mercifull, slowe to _____, and of great ______, and repenteth him ___ the euill.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ____ ____ heart, ___ ___ your ______: ___ turne ____ ___ Lord ____ ___, for ___ ___ gratious, ___ ______, slowe ___ _____, and ___ _____ kindnes, ___ ______ him ___ ___ euill.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A r y h, a n y c: a t v t L y G, f h i g, a m, s t a, a o g k, a r h o t e.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Joel 2:13
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.