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An atheist was walking through the woods and said to himself,
"What majestic trees!"
"What powerful rivers!"
"What beautiful animals!"
As he walked along side the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind
him. He turned to look and saw a 7-foot grizzly charge towards him. He ran
as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that
the bear was closing in on him.
He looked over his shoulder again and the bear was even closer. He tripped
and 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 is left paw and 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 and said, "It would be
hypocritical of me to suddenly as 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.
The bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head
and spoke:
"Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from Thy bounty through
Christ our Lord, Amen."
"What majestic trees!"
"What powerful rivers!"
"What beautiful animals!"
As he walked along side the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind
him. He turned to look and saw a 7-foot grizzly charge towards him. He ran
as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that
the bear was closing in on him.
He looked over his shoulder again and the bear was even closer. He tripped
and 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 is left paw and 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 and said, "It would be
hypocritical of me to suddenly as 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.
The bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head
and spoke:
"Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from Thy bounty through
Christ our Lord, Amen."