The Atheist & the Bear

The Atheist & the Bear

An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that
evolution had created.

"What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!",
he said to himself. As he was walking along the river, he heard a
rustling in the bushes behind him. When he turned to see what the
cause was, he saw a 12-foot grizzly charging right towards him. He ran
as fast as he could. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear
was closing, He ran even faster, crying in fear. He looked over his
shoulder again, and the bear was even closer. His heart was pounding
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 right on top of him,
reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike
him.

At that moment, the Atheist cried out "Oh my God!...." Time stopped.
The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped moving.

As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky,
"You deny my existence for all of 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 Christian now, but perhaps
could you make the bear a Christian?"

"Very well," said the voice.

The light went out. The river ran again. And the sounds of the forest
resumed.

And then the bear dropped his right paw ..... brought both paws
together...bowed his head and spoke: "Lord, for this food which I am
about to receive, I am truly thankful."

Thanx to Mr FM