I believed that "Our Father, who art in heaven" was about my own father, who had died when I was 2. I never realised the reference was to God until I was about 10
A childhood belief about prayers
others believed things like this
- "Our father, with Art in Heaven, how do you know my name?"Anon
- our father which art in heaven,Harold be thy name— oddsox
- i used to say 'our father, who art in heaven, hello whats your name?'— lou
- I never did understand why it was "Our Father, who aren't in heaven".— Edith
- 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 "Our Father, who art in heaven" meant that God was also a painter on the side. — Amanda