At the end of church service our pastor always said, "Go in peace, serve the lord." To which the congregation would reply in unison, "Thanks be to god."
I always thought it was because we were all glad it was over.
A childhood belief about church

others believed things like this
- I used to think that church songs were pop music. Well, we did sing them in church every week...— Roxy
- My fiance was in church as a kid and he saw the Vicar of the church and asked his Mum if it was God.— Andys fiancee
- After being told by my parents or relatives to "behave," I would usually reply: "I am being have."— Ed
- I used to have to say the Lord's prayer everyday, but I would wonder where my daily bread was.— caledonia
- 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 the Lord's Prayer instructed us to lead a snot into temptation. — Susan