Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Ruth 1:16 And Ruth saith, 'Urge me not to leave thee — to turn back from after thee; for whither thou goest I go, and where thou lodgest I lodge; thy people [is] my people, and thy God my God.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And Ruth saith, 'Urge me not to leave thee — to turn back from after thee; for whither thou goest I go, and where thou lodgest I lodge; thy people [is] my people, and thy God my God.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And Ruth saith, '____ me not to _____ thee — to turn ____ from after thee; ___ whither thou goest ___ go, and where ____ lodgest I lodge; ___ people [is] my ______, and thy God ___ God.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ____ _____, 'Urge ___ ___ to _____ ____ — to ____ ____ from _____ ____; for ______ ____ goest ___ ___, and _____ ____ lodgest ___ _____; thy ______ [___] my ______, ___ thy ___ ___ God.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A R s, 'U m n t l t — t t b f a t; f w t g I g, a w t l I l; t p [i] m p, a t G m G.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Ruth 1:16
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.