Noah had his 4th birthday blessing at our synagogue earlier this month. He's in a phase of being vaguely afraid of the dark, and starting to get the hang of some of the Hebrew prayers. So when I was signing cards to go to servicepeople from our congregation and sick congregants, Spherical Hubby took Noah out toward the parking lot to wait.
I came out a moment later, and Noah rattled on about how they were lost in the dark in the parking lot, and wow, it's really dark, and they were lost in the dark, and gee, it's sure dark.... and then suddenly he launches into the blessing over wine. Huh? Blessing over wine? He's singing quietly to himself: Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu, Melech ha-olam.... and then bursts forth with his own special twist -- OH we got LOST in the DARK!
I guess you gotta know how to get divine protection. When in doubt, start it in Hebrew, then finish up with whatever you've got. Seems reasonable to me.
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