An atheist was walking through the woods. ''What majestic trees''!
''What powerful rivers''! ''What beautiful animals''! He said to himself.
As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him.
He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer. He tripped & fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him. At that instant the Atheist cried out, ''Oh my God!''
Time Stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. ''You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident.'' ''Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer''?
The atheist looked directly into the light, ''It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian?''
''Very Well,'' said the voice.
The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke: ''Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen.''
''What powerful rivers''! ''What beautiful animals''! He said to himself.
As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him.
He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer. He tripped & fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him. At that instant the Atheist cried out, ''Oh my God!''
Time Stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. ''You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident.'' ''Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer''?
The atheist looked directly into the light, ''It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian?''
''Very Well,'' said the voice.
The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke: ''Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen.''
