When I was about 8, our family were burying a much loved pet hamster in a small grave dug in the front garden. My Dad said thanks to God for poor departed Susie's life and we had a little prayer service. At the end of this service, my Dad placed the hamster into the grave with the words,
In the name of the Father
And of the Son
And into the hole you go
Amen
None of us were any the wiser.....
A childhood belief about prayers
others believed things like this
- I used to think that if you were the teacher's pet, you would turn into a hamster.Anon
- When I first heard of Amsterdam I thought it was "Hamster's Den"— Bootlebat
- For the longest time I believed New Hampshire was New Hamster and that was where all the hamsters came from. — Giny
- Never point at a grave, if you do your finger will rot off.— KL.R
- I used to believe that if you walked directly over someone's grave, they would haunt you forever.— jonee
- I used to believe that,if you stood on someones grave,that their ghost would follow you home.— Bridie