Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
John 8:12 Then spake Iesus againe vnto them, saying, I am that light of the worlde: hee that followeth mee, shall not walke in darkenes, but shall haue that light of life.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Then spake Iesus againe vnto them, saying, I am that light of the worlde: hee that followeth mee, shall not walke in darkenes, but shall haue that light of life.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Then spake Iesus ______ vnto them, saying, ___ am that light ___ the worlde: hee ____ followeth mee, shall ___ walke in darkenes, ___ shall haue that _____ of life.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Then _____ _____ againe ____ ____, saying, ___ ___ that _____ ___ the ______: ___ that ______ ___, shall ___ _____ in ______, ___ shall ____ ____ light ___ ____.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T s I a v t, s, I a t l o t w: h t f m, s n w i d, b s h t l o l.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 8:12
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.