Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Nehemiah 8:10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Then he said ____ them, Go your ___, eat the fat, ___ drink the sweet, ___ send portions unto ____ for whom nothing ___ prepared: for this ___ is holy unto ___ Lord: neither be ___ sorry; for the ___ of the LORD ___ your strength.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Then ___ ____ unto ____, ___ your ___, ___ the ___, ___ drink ___ _____, and ____ ______ unto ____ ___ whom ______ ___ prepared: ___ ____ day ___ ____ unto ___ ____: neither ___ ___ sorry; ___ ___ joy ___ ___ LORD ___ ____ strength.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T h s u t, G y w, e t f, a d t s, a s p u t f w n i p: f t d i h u o L: n b y s; f t j o t L i y s.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Nehemiah 8:10
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.