And Also With You

[Neo Emolga]

I get parts of the lord's prayer and the pledge of allegiance mixed up sometimes, maybe because they are both things you just memorize and repeat and don't think about what you're saying.

Our father who art in heaven
hallowed be thy name
thy kingdom come thy will be done
and to the republic for which it stands
one nation under god

I have done that before and then was like wtf

Yeah, I still find myself messing up the line ordering of the Apostles' Creed in church. It used to be longer and I had that thing memorized for sure, and then they changed it and I still trip up every now and then.

Here's what it looks like now:

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

I might trip up and say "communion of saints" before "the holy Catholic Church" or suddenly realize "hey, you forgot 'the resurrection of the body' in there!'" Generally, I usually get it at least 95% right without looking at the reference card they have in the pews.

What's really tough is when everyone else in the church starts reciting it all out of sync! It happens and then I start mumbling and bumbling around. That's a bit embarrassing.