Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
John 13:14-15 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.If I then, ____ Lord and Master, ____ washed your feet; ___ also ought to ____ one another’s feet. ___ I have given ___ an example, that ___ should do as ___ have done to ___.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.If ___ ____, your ____ ___ Master, ____ ______ your ____; ___ also _____ ___ wash ___ ______ feet. ___ ___ have _____ ___ an ______, ____ ye ______ ___ as ___ ____ done ___ ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.I I t, y L a M, h w y f; y a o t w o a f. F I h g y a e, t y s d a I h d t y.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 13:14-15
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.