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 charge towards
him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder
and saw the bear was even closer. He tripped and fell to 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 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 thundering 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 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 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 and
spoke:
"Lord Bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty through
Christ Our Lord, Amen."