Jimbo999
23rd January 2007, 07:00
An atheist was walking through the woods. He said to himself:
"What majestic trees!"
"What powerful rivers!"
"What beautiful animals!"
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 charging 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 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 & 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 was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes
behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly charging 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 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 & spoke:
"Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty through
Christ our Lord, Amen"