Kids pray and memories of their prayers


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I loved the letters you printed about misinterpreting the

Lord's Prayer. When my twin daughters were young, I

taught them to say this prayer before going to bed. As I

listened outside their door, I could hear them say, "Give

us this steak and daily bread, and forgive us our

mattresses." My husband and I always had a good laugh over

this. That was over 50 years ago, and the memory still

remains in my heart.

Groton, Mass.

My mother spent her early childhood saying, "Hail

Mary, full of grapes."

Missoula, Mont.

My son, who is in nursery school, said, "Our Father, who

art in Heaven, how didja know my name?"

Uniontown, Ohio.

I remember thinking this prayer was "Give us this day our

jelly bread."

Covina, Calif.

I recall reading something years ago about the Pledge of

Allegiance. Some child thought it began, "I led the

pigeons to the flag."

Cleveland, Ohio.

When I was little, I often wondered who Richard Stands

was. You know: "I pledge allegiance to the flag . . . And

to the republic for Richard Stands."

Tampa, Fla.

When my husband was 6 years old, he thought a certain

Prayer was "He suffered under a bunch of violets." The

real words were "under Pontius Pilate," but at that age,

he didn't know better. To this day, we still snicker in

church whenever that prayer is read.

Oak Harbor, Wash.

When my older brother was very young, he always walked up

to the church altar with my mother when she took

communion. On one occasion, he tugged at her arm and

asked, "What does the priest say when he gives you the

bread?" Mom whispered something in his ear. Imagine his

shock many years later when he learned that the priest

doesn't say, "Be quiet until you get to your seat."

Grand Junction, Colo.

When I was younger, I believed the line was "Lead a snot

into temptation." I thought I was praying for my little

sister to get into trouble.

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Grand Junction, Colo.

When I was younger, I believed the line was "Lead a snot

into temptation." I thought I was praying for my little

sister to get into trouble.

lol!

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When my uncle came over from Cuba, and he heard the "Oh say can you see" song, he thought it said "Jos?, can you see". He always wondered what was wrong with Jos?:p:p

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haha, i like the last one and

Cleveland, Ohio.

When I was little, I often wondered who Richard Stands

was. You know: "I pledge allegiance to the flag . . . And

to the republic for Richard Stands."

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