Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Psalm 31:14-15 And I on Thee — I have trusted, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou [art] my God.' In Thy hand [are] my times, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from my pursuers.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And I on Thee — I have trusted, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou [art] my God.' In Thy hand [are] my times, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from my pursuers.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And I on ____ — I have trusted, ___ Jehovah, I have ____, 'Thou [art] my ___.' In Thy hand [___] my times, Deliver ___ from the hand ___ my enemies, And ____ my pursuers.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ___ ___ Thee — ___ ____ trusted, ___ ______, I ____ ____, 'Thou [___] ___ God.' ___ ___ hand [___] ___ times, ______ ___ from ___ ____ of ___ ______, And ____ ___ pursuers.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A I o T — I h t, O J, I h s, 'T [a] m G.' I T h [a] m t, D m f t h o m e, A f m p.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 31:14-15
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Psalm 31:14-15 And I on Thee — I have trusted, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou [art] my God.' In Thy hand [are] my times, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from my pursuers.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And I on Thee — I have trusted, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou [art] my God.' In Thy hand [are] my times, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from my pursuers.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And I on ____ — I have trusted, ___ Jehovah, I have ____, 'Thou [art] my ___.' In Thy hand [___] my times, Deliver ___ from the hand ___ my enemies, And ____ my pursuers.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ___ ___ Thee — ___ ____ trusted, ___ ______, I ____ ____, 'Thou [___] ___ God.' ___ ___ hand [___] ___ times, ______ ___ from ___ ____ of ___ ______, And ____ ___ pursuers.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A I o T — I h t, O J, I h s, 'T [a] m G.' I T h [a] m t, D m f t h o m e, A f m p.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 31:14-15
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.