Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Psalm 121:7-8 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.The LORD shall ______ thee from all ____: he shall preserve ___ soul. The LORD _____ preserve thy going ___ and thy coming ___ from this time _____, and even for ______.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.The ____ _____ preserve ____ ____ all ____: ___ shall ______ ___ soul. ___ ____ shall ______ ___ going ___ ___ thy ______ ___ from ____ ____ forth, ___ ____ for ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T L s p t f a e: h s p t s. T L s p t g o a t c i f t t f, a e f e.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 121:7-8
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.