Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
1 Samuel 16:7 And YHWH says to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance, and at the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for [it is] not as man sees—for man looks at the eyes, and YHWH looks at the heart.”
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And YHWH says to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance, and at the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for [it is] not as man sees—for man looks at the eyes, and YHWH looks at the heart.”
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And YHWH says ___ Samuel, “Do not ____ at his appearance, ___ at the height ___ his stature, for ___ have rejected him; ___ [it is] not ___ man sees—for ___ looks at the ____, and YHWH looks ___ the heart.”
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ____ ____ to ______, “___ not ____ ___ his ______, ___ at ___ ______ of ___ ______, for ___ ____ rejected ___; ___ [it ___] ___ as ___ ____—for ___ _____ at ___ ____, and ____ _____ at ___ _____.”
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A Y s t S, “D n l a h a, a a t h o h s, f I h r h; f [i i] n a m s—f m l a t e, a Y l a t h.”
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.1 Samuel 16:7
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.