Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
John 16:32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Behold, the hour ______, yea, is now ____, that ye shall ___ scattered, every man ___ his own, and _____ leave me alone: ___ yet I am ___ alone, because the ______ is with me.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Behold, ___ ____ cometh, ___, ___ now ____, ____ ye _____ ___ scattered, _____ ___ to ___ ___, and _____ _____ me _____: ___ yet ___ ___ not _____, ______ the ______ ___ with ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.B, t h c, y, i n c, t y s b s, e m t h o, a s l m a: a y I a n a, b t F i w m.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 16:32
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.