Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Psalm 42:11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Why art thou ____ down, O my ____? and why art ____ disquieted within me? ____ thou in God: ___ I shall yet ______ him, who is ___ health of my ______, and my God.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Why ___ ____ cast ____, ___ my ____? ___ why ___ ____ disquieted ______ ___? hope ____ ___ God: ___ ___ shall ___ ______ him, ___ ___ the ______ ___ my ______, ___ my ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.W a t c d, O m s? a w a t d w m? h t i G: f I s y p h, w i t h o m c, a m G.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 42:11
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.