Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Proverbs 30:8-9 Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion, Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who [is] Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion, Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who [is] Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Vanity and a _____ word put far ____ me, Poverty or ______ give not to ___, Cause me to ___ the bread of ___ portion, Lest I ______ satiated, and have ______, And have said, '___ [is] Jehovah?' And ____ I be poor, ___ have stolen, And ____ laid hold of ___ name of my ___.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Vanity ___ ___ lying ____ ___ far ____ ___, Poverty ___ ______ give ___ ___ me, _____ ___ to ___ ___ bread ___ ___ portion, ____ ___ become ______, ___ have ______, ___ have ____, '___ [is] ______?' ___ lest ___ ___ poor, ___ ____ stolen, ___ ____ laid ____ ___ the ____ ___ my ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.V a a l w p f f m, P o w g n t m, C m t e t b o m p, L I b s, a h d, A h s, 'W [i] J?' A l I b p, a h s, A h l h o t n o m G.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Proverbs 30:8-9
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.