An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that the
accident of evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What powerful
rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said to himself.
As he walked alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes behind
him. He turned to look, just in time to see a 7-foot grizzly charge towards
him.
He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw the
bear closing in on him. He tried to run even faster, so scared that tears
were coming to his eyes. He looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was
even closer.
His heart was pumping frantically as he tried to run even faster, but he
tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up and saw the
bear right on top of him raising his paw to kill him.
At that instant, he cried out, "Oh my God!" Just then, time stopped...
The bear froze; the forest was silent; even the river stopped moving. A
bright light shone upon the man, and a voice came out of the sky, saying,
"You deny My existence all of these years; teach others I don't exist; even
credit My creation to a cosmic accident, and now do you expect Me to help you
out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?"
The atheist, ever so proud, looked into the light and said, "It would be
rather hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all these years. But could
you make the bear a Christian?" "Very well,"said the voice.
As the light went out, the river ran, the sounds of the forest continued, and
the bear put his paw down. The man breathed a sigh of relief. Then the bear
brought both paws together, bowed his head and said:
"Lord, I thank you for this food, which I am about to receive."
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