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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 and he saw a 7 foot Grizzly charge toward
him. He looked again, and the bear was even closer. He tripped and fell to
the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw the bear right on top
of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to
strike him. At that moment 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 the creation to
a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of the predicament?"! .
"Am I to count on 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 could you perhaps make the BEAR a Christian?"
"Very Well", said the voice. The light went out. The sounds of the forest
resumed. The bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed
his head and spoke, "Lord bless this food, which we are about to receive
from thy bounty through Christ our Lord. Amen"
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 and he saw a 7 foot Grizzly charge toward
him. He looked again, and the bear was even closer. He tripped and fell to
the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw the bear right on top
of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to
strike him. At that moment 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 the creation to
a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of the predicament?"! .
"Am I to count on 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 could you perhaps make the BEAR a Christian?"
"Very Well", said the voice. The light went out. The sounds of the forest
resumed. The bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed
his head and spoke, "Lord bless this food, which we are about to receive
from thy bounty through Christ our Lord. Amen"
