When I was about seven or eight, I truly thought that burglers were going to come into my house, steal our stuff and kill us all. I prayed every night for my family's safety. I would first complement God alot. Telling him how wonderful he was and thanking him for being with me....but then I would add "god, i'm not just trying to butter you up, I really do mean everything I said." Anytime I praised God I thought that he thought I was just trying to get on his good side.
A childhood belief about prayers
others believed things like this
- I thought people from Turkey actually praised turkeys...Anon
- I believed if I prayed for the Devil, he would start being good for God. — Jackie
- When I was five or six I thought that if I prayed to fly I would fly one day. — Zimel
- I used to believe that if you weren't good, the Trix Rabbit would steal your yogurt.— Kyle
- I thought that the sign "!" meant: "look at the wonderful landscape"— Giorgos
- The line 'The dark sacred night' in What A Wonderful World is actually 'The dogs say goodnight'...— rebecca