An atheist was walking through the woods.
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> "What majestic trees"!
> "What powerful rivers"!
> "What beautiful animals"!
> He said to himself.
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> 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 charge towards
> him.
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> 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!"
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> Time Stopped.
> The bear froze.
> The forest was silent.
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> As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. "You
> deny my existenc e 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"?
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> 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"?
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> "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:
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> "Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty,
> through Christ our Lord, Amen."
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