Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Joel 2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, And turn back unto Jehovah your God, For gracious and merciful [is] He, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness, And He hath repented concerning the evil.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And rend your heart, and not your garments, And turn back unto Jehovah your God, For gracious and merciful [is] He, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness, And He hath repented concerning the evil.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And rend your _____, and not your ______, And turn back ____ Jehovah your God, ___ gracious and merciful [___] He, Slow to _____, and abundant in ______, And He hath ______ concerning the evil.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ____ ____ heart, ___ ___ your ______, ___ turn ____ ____ Jehovah ____ ___, For ______ ___ merciful [___] ___, Slow ___ _____, and ______ ___ kindness, ___ ___ hath ______ ______ the ____.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A r y h, a n y g, A t b u J y G, F g a m [i] H, S t a, a a i k, A H h r c t e.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Joel 2:13
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.