I used to believe that when you prayed, your hands acted like an antenna. So whenever I prayed I put my hands together and pointed them straight up to make sure they got to God and didn't go the other way
A childhood belief about prayers

others believed things like this
- When I was five or six I thought that if I prayed to fly I would fly one day. — Zimel
- i used to believe santa clause was god, and i prayed to him— chelsea bann
- I used to believe that if you opened your eyes when you prayed, you would see God and then die.— Charlie
- I believed if I prayed for the Devil, he would start being good for God. — Jackie
- I used to believe that cheerleaders didn't have hands, just pom-poms where they should be!Anon
- I used to think that when it rained,it meant God was washing his hands Anon