I used to believe that when you closed your eyes to pray, your guardian angel appeared, and when you opened your eyes, they disappeared. It explained why our church needed such a high ceiling- how else could all the guardian angels fit?
A childhood belief about prayers

others believed things like this
- I used to believe I had a guardian angel named Salty... Salty because I didn't know if it was a boy or a girlAnon
- I used to believe that if I opened my eyes too much, they could pop outAnon
- I used to believe that when I closed my eyes, nobody could see me. — Jens
- I used to think if i closed my eyes noone could see meAnon
- I used to believe that if you opened your eyes when you prayed, you would see God and then die.— Charlie
- My sister used to think that nobody could see her if she closed her eyes.— Dave