-----Original Message----- Subject: FW: Little Ears
> > 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. > > ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
