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 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 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, and said: '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, Amen.'
'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 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 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, and said: '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, Amen.'