Dec07_05

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 and saw that the bear was closing in
on him. He looked over his shoulder again, and 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!'

                            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,
    'It would be hypocriticalof 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
                            through Christ our Lord,
                                             Amen.'