My mom would always tell me that when it thunder and lightening God and the angels were bowling and that when the lightening hit God had made a strike. Later in life I told my children this and it helped them not to be afraid of a thunder and lightening storm.
A childhood belief about thunder and lightning
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that thunder happened when God was bowling. Lightning meant he made a strike!Anon
- My Grama always told me that thunder was just God bowling and the lightning was when he got a strike!— Kim
- I was told as a child that the sound of thunder was from angels bowling in the clouds.— Patty, NY
- My grandmother used to tell me that thunder was the angels bowling.— laf
- I used to believe that when lightening struck at night, it was turning the world into day for a few seconds. — Kristine
- My friend believed that when lightening flashed, you better smile because God was taking your picture! — Linda from Southern California