Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord thy God in the middes of thee is mightie: hee will saue, hee will reioyce ouer thee with ioye: he will quiet himselfe in his loue: he will reioyce ouer thee with ioy.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.The Lord thy God in the middes of thee is mightie: hee will saue, hee will reioyce ouer thee with ioye: he will quiet himselfe in his loue: he will reioyce ouer thee with ioy.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.The Lord thy ___ in the middes ___ thee is mightie: ___ will saue, hee ____ reioyce ouer thee ____ ioye: he will _____ himselfe in his ____: he will reioyce ____ thee with ioy.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.The ____ ___ God ___ ___ middes ___ ____ is ______: ___ will ____, ___ will ______ ____ thee ____ ____: he ____ _____ himselfe ___ ___ loue: ___ ____ reioyce ____ ____ with ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T L t G i t m o t i m: h w s, h w r o t w i: h w q h i h l: h w r o t w i.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Zephaniah 3:17
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.