I'll never forget one night at dinner when my mom's parents were visiting. We said the Our Father as our Grace, and then, right as my grandfather took a bite of his steak, my little brother asked, "Granddad, are you God?"
See, my grandfather's name is Howard, and my brother thought the prayer went "Our Father, who art in heaven, Howard be thy name...."
We still laugh over that night.
A childhood belief about prayers
others believed things like this
- "Our father, who art in heaven. Howard be thy name."
I still say "Thank You Howard" when I feel blessed.— cathy - When I was learning the Lord's Prayer, I used to say, "Our Father, who does art in heaven...."— Karen
- I used to believe that the cows owned by my grandfather slept lying on the ground like a human at night.— Eric
- One time my brother asked my mom why mosquitoes bite. She said it was because children are bad.— sue
- "Our father, with Art in Heaven, how do you know my name?"Anon
- our father which art in heaven,Harold be thy name— oddsox