Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Isaiah 58:11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And the LORD _____ guide thee continually, ___ satisfy thy soul ___ drought, and make ___ thy bones: and ____ shalt be like ___ watered garden, and ____ a spring of _____, whose waters fail ___.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ___ ____ shall _____ ____ continually, ___ ______ thy ____ ___ drought, ___ ____ fat ___ _____: and ____ _____ be ____ ___ watered ______, ___ like ___ ______ of _____, _____ waters ____ ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A t L s g t c, a s t s i d, a m f t b: a t s b l a w g, a l a s o w, w w f n.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 58:11
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.