>An atheist was taking a walk through the woods.
>"What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What
>beautiful animals!" he said to himself. As he
>continued walking alongside the river he heard a
>rustling in the bushes. Turning to look, he saw a 7
>foot grizzly charging towards him. He ran as fast as
>he could up the path. Looking over his shoulder he saw
>that the bear was closing in on him. His heart was
>pumping frantically and he tried to run even faster.
>He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to
>pick himself up but saw the bear raising his paw to
>take a swipe at him. At that instant the Atheist cried
>out: "Oh my God!..."
>Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent.
>It was then that a bright light shone upon the man and
>a voice came out of the sky saying, "You deny my
>existence for all of these years, teach others that I
>don't exist and even credit creation to a 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, could you make the
>BEAR a Christian?"
>"Very well," said the voice. The light went out.
>And the sounds of the forest resumed. The bear lowered
>his paw, bowed his head and spoke, "Lord, bless this
>food which I am about to receive and for which I am
>truly thankful."
>"What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What
>beautiful animals!" he said to himself. As he
>continued walking alongside the river he heard a
>rustling in the bushes. Turning to look, he saw a 7
>foot grizzly charging towards him. He ran as fast as
>he could up the path. Looking over his shoulder he saw
>that the bear was closing in on him. His heart was
>pumping frantically and he tried to run even faster.
>He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to
>pick himself up but saw the bear raising his paw to
>take a swipe at him. At that instant the Atheist cried
>out: "Oh my God!..."
>Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent.
>It was then that a bright light shone upon the man and
>a voice came out of the sky saying, "You deny my
>existence for all of these years, teach others that I
>don't exist and even credit creation to a 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, could you make the
>BEAR a Christian?"
>"Very well," said the voice. The light went out.
>And the sounds of the forest resumed. The bear lowered
>his paw, bowed his head and spoke, "Lord, bless this
>food which I am about to receive and for which I am
>truly thankful."
