Dear Ann Landers >> >> 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. >> >> From San Francisco: When I was a child, I learned this prayer as "Our >> Father, who are in Heaven, Howard be thy name." I always thought that >> was God's real name. >> >> 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." >> >> Schenectady, N.Y: I once knew a child whose favorite Sunday school song >> was, "Gladly, the Cross-Eyed Bear." >> >> 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. >> >> Lake Forest Park, Wash: When I was a little girl, we sang a song in >> Sunday school about Noah. Part of the chorus was, "And the rains came >> down, and the floods came up." We lived next door to a couple of >> charming little girls who always sang this song while playing in their >> garden. Their words were, "And the rains came down, and the spuds came >> up." >> >> 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. >> >> >> KEEP SMILING!!!
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