Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Habakkuk 3:17-18 Though the fig tree does not flourish, || And there is no produce among vines, || The work of the olive has failed, || And fields have not yielded food, || The flock has been cut off from the fold, || And there is no herd in the stalls, Yet I, in YHWH I exult, || I am joyful in the God of my salvation.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Though the fig tree does not flourish, || And there is no produce among vines, || The work of the olive has failed, || And fields have not yielded food, || The flock has been cut off from the fold, || And there is no herd in the stalls, Yet I, in YHWH I exult, || I am joyful in the God of my salvation.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Though the fig ____ does not flourish, || ___ there is no ______ among vines, || The ____ of the olive ___ failed, || And fields ____ not yielded food, || ___ flock has been ___ off from the ____, || And there is ___ herd in the ______, Yet I, in ____ I exult, || I ___ joyful in the ___ of my salvation.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Though ___ ___ tree ____ ___ flourish, || ___ _____ is ___ ______ among _____, || ___ work ___ ___ olive ___ ______, || And ______ ____ not ______ ____, || The _____ ___ been ___ ___ from ___ ____, || And _____ ___ no ____ ___ the ______, ___ I, ___ ____ I _____, || ___ am ______ ___ the ___ ___ my ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T t f t d n f, || A t i n p a v, || T w o t o h f, || A f h n y f, || T f h b c o f t f, || A t i n h i t s, Y I, i Y I e, || I a j i t G o m s.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Habakkuk 3:17-18
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.