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 & saw that

the bear was closing in on him.

He looked over his shoulder again, & 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 moment, 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, and said: '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.'


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